Which outcome occurs when pressurized liquid water flows through a subcooled converging-diverging nozzle above its cavitation inception point?

💡 Explanation

When water flows through a converging-diverging nozzle, its velocity increases while pressure decreases; reaching sonic flow at throat happens when pressure drop reaches sufficient level, without actual vaporization at cavitation inception point.. This happens because of converging geometry increase fluid accelerate locally, rather than reduce heat transfer, isothermality or surface phenomena impacts.

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