Which acoustic emission characteristic indicates the onset of cavitation in a marine propeller?

💡 Explanation

When cavitation begins, vapor bubbles collapsing generate a wide spectrum of frequencies, resulting in a broadband noise signature that surpasses a predefined threshold level. Therefore broadband noise increase indicates cavitation, rather than distorted harmonics, shaft spikes, or amplitude reduction which reflect different phenomena.

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