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Which of the following machines have the possibility of cavitation?

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Which of the following machines have the possibility of cavitation?

(a) Reaction turbines and centrifugal pumps

(b) Reaction turbines and reciprocating pumps

(c) Impulse turbines and centrifugal pumps

(d) Impulse turbines and reciprocating pumps

I got this question during an internship interview.

My enquiry is from Vapor Pressure topic in portion Properties of Fluids of Fluid Mechanics

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Right option is (a) Reaction turbines and centrifugal pumps

To elaborate: Cavitation occurs whenever absolute pressure of a liquid drops below it’s vapor pressure. Dropping of pressure is observed mainly in reaction turbines and centrifugal pumps.

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