Phenomenological prediction tool for cavitation erosion fed with the International Cavitation Erosion Test results

Foundations of methodology and the calculation tool for prediction of cavitation erosion performance of elasto-plastic materials are presented. Probabilistic phenomenological model for quantifying the process and experimental results of the International Cavitation Erosion Test were used to develop the tool as an application of the erosion prediction method. It comprise implementation of the model accompanied with phenomenologically derived formulas for discovering the parameters included. Necessary input data to its activation refer to loading value and target specifications, including strength parameters of the material. Having been completed, the system may serve as a tool for simulations of the cavitation erosion performance as solid volume loss in the time domain.