Pump Vibration – Even Cavitation Isn’t Always Cavitation!
Most people who work on, or around pumps are familiar with the term “cavitation”. It is often used as a catch all phrase for any flow-related vibration on pumps, and is often reported by vibration analysts when:
Pump noise level is high,
Pump vibration is erratic, with lots of “noise” in the spectrum.
But there are a handful of flow-related vibration problems on pumps, and only one of tho