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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a cryogenic pump's vacuum insulation fails?
A)Rapid phase transition cavitation occurs✓
B)Increased susceptibility to thermal runaway
C)Elevated bearing wear decelerates rotational speed
D)Pump inefficiency results from viscous losses
💡 Explanation
A vacuum failure causes warmer external fluid to instantly vaporize within the pump, creating *impulse forces*. This cavitation damages components because localized pressure drops cause phase transition; therefore cavitation increases, rather than other failure modes in mechanically sound cryopumps.
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