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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when high-pressure liquid water flashes to steam in a turbine?
A)Erosion increases due to cavitation✓
B)Efficiency peaks because fluid superheats
C)Volumetric flow rate stabilizes
D)Backpressure decreases within inlet nozzle
💡 Explanation
Erosion rises because the rapid phase change causes vapor bubbles that collapse violently; this process is called cavitation. Therefore, erosion risk elevates, rather than stabilization or benefits because flow non-uniformity is intensified during cavitation inception.
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