This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the cavitation erosion
phenomenon and state-of-the-art research in the field. It is divided
into two parts. Part 1 consists of seven chapters, offering a wide range
of computational and experimental approaches to cavitation erosion. It
includes a general introduction to cavitation and cavitation erosion a
detailed description of facilities and measurement techniques commonly
used in cavitation erosion studies, an extensive presentation of various
stages of cavitation damage (including incubation and mass loss) and
insights into the contribution of computational methods to the analysis
of both fluid and material behavior. The proposed approach is based on a
detailed description of impact loads generated by collapsing cavitation
bubbles and a physical analysis of the material response to these loads.
Part 2 is devoted to a selection of nine papers presented at the
International Workshop on Advanced Experimental and Numerical Techniques
for Cavitation Erosion Prediction (Grenoble, France, 1-2 March 2011)
representing the forefront of research on cavitation erosion. Innovative
numerical and experimental investigations illustrate the most advanced
breakthroughs in cavitation erosion research.