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Cavitation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000601

The formation of vapor bubbles within a liquid due to a rapid drop in pressure, often caused by the passage of a seismic wave or the operation of a pump. In marine seismic, cavitation can occur around hydrophones or seismic sources, generating noise that degrades data quality. It can also cause damage to equipment over time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000601
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000601",
  "term": "Cavitation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The formation of vapor bubbles within a liquid due to a rapid drop in pressure, often caused by the passage of a seismic wave or the operation of a pump. In marine seismic, cavitation can occur around hydrophones or seismic sources, generating noise that degrades data quality. It can also cause damage to equipment over time.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/cavitation/"
}

Record 648 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.