Which outcome results when rapid depressurization initiates cavitation in liquid nitrogen?

💡 Explanation

Erosion increases because the cavitation bubbles' violent collapse near surfaces induces intense microjets, which erode the pump, rather than viscosity changes or heat transfer effects; this phase change causes mechanical damage.

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