Contents
I n t r o d u c t i o n 1 A Test R i g f o r Studying Impingement and Cavitation Damage—
J . F . R I P K E N 3 Discussion 18 The Concept o f Erosion Strength—A. T H I R U V E N G A D A M 22
Discussion 36 Material Destruction Due to L i q u i d I m p a c t — c . H O F F , G . L A N G B E I N ,
AND H . R I E G E R 42 On the T i m e Dependence of the Rate of Erosion Due to Impingement
or C a v i t a t i o n — F . J . H E Y M A N N 70
Discussion 100 Water l e t Impact Damage i n a Cobalt-Chromium-Tungsten A l l o y —
D . J. B E C K W I T H A N D J . B . M A R R I O T T I l l Erosion o f Steam Turbine Blade Shield M a t e r i a l s — A L L E N SMTTH, R. P .
K E N T , A N D R. L . ARMSTRONG 125
Discussion 152 Experience W i t h a 20-kc Cavitation Erosion Test—^j. M. HOBBS 159
Discussion 180 Accelerated Cavitation Damage of Steels and Superalloys i n Sodium
and M e r c u r y — s . G . Y O U N G A N D J . R. JOHNSTON 186
Discussion 213 Scale-Effect Investigation of Cavitation Erosion Using the Energy
Parameter—K. K . S H A L N E V , J . J . V A R G A , A N D G . S E B E S T Y É N , . 220
Discussion 236 Correlation of Cavitation Damage w i t h Other Material and F l u i d
Properties—^R. GARCIA, F . G . H A M M I T H , A N D R. E . N Y S T R O M . . . . 239
