Pulsed Pressure Cavitation Technique (PPCT) is a method to simulate

cavitation Cavitation is a phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapour pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. When subjected to higher pressure, these cavities, cal ...

damage using repetitive pressure pulses. It is developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The major components of PPCT include a repetitive pulse source and a testing chamber. For examples, a pulsed laser source can be used to generate large shock waves in a confined space. The shock waves then can induce cavitating bubbles.J-A. Wang, F. Ren, and H. Wang, "Cavitation damage study via a novel repetitive pressure pulse approach", in Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conferences, paper no. PVP2010-26102, pp. 217-222 (2010).

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