A discussion on deformation of solids by the impact of liquids, and its relation to rain damage in aircraft and missiles, to blade erosion in steam turbines, and to cavitation erosion - The initial stages of deformation in metals subjected to repeated liquid impact

Abstract

Experiments have been carried out to investigate the initial stages in the deformation of metals due to repeated liquid impacts. The initiation of damage is discussed and a comparison made with the initial stages of deformation in metals subjected to similar hydrodynamic loading conditions due to the action of shock waves in a liquid. The destructive role played by the rapid flow of liquid across the surface of a specimen after impact is also described.