Priyadarshi, Abhinav, Krzemień, Wiktor, Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, Georges, Broughton, James, Pericleous, Koulis ORCID: 0000-0002-7426-9999 , Eskin, Dmitry and Tzanakis, Iakovos (2023) Effect of water temperature and induced acoustic pressure on cavitation erosion behaviour of aluminium alloys. Tribology International, 189:108994. ISSN 0301-679X (Print), 1879-2464 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108994)

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Abstract

Cavitation erosion is a major challenge for marine and fluid machinery systems. This study investigated the erosion performance of two as-cast aluminium alloys exposed to acoustic cavitation in water at temperatures of 10–50°C and those were then compared with an extruded wrought alloy tested specifically at the temperature of maximum erosion. The results showed that the as-cast A380 alloy displayed exceptional resistance to cavitation erosion, with the lowest mass loss and surface roughness. This finding suggests that the as-cast A380 alloy is a suitable choice for lightweight, high-performance components in applications where cavitation resistance is critical.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cavitation erosion; aluminium cast alloys; temperature; high-speed imaging; acoustic pressure
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 14:23
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/44357

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