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Water Hammer analysis in HEX

Water Hammer analysis in HEX

Water Hammer analysis in HEX

(OP)
I have liquid piping network with HEXs that needs water hammmer analysis. How does one model the transidents in the HEX tubes?

RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

Why would it be different than any other transient analysis?

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RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

(OP)
Yes, Same thing

RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

Since the tubes in a HX are normally short i would not consider then except as a discrete loss. If you wish you could calculate the equivalent flow area of the whole HX and then isert a pipe section with this ID in your model?

Best regards

Morten

RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

I would suspect that you would not do the analysis through the HEX, but in its attached piping, then consider that the maximum pressure is transmitted throughout the entire HEX instantaneously.

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RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

KevinNZ (Mechanical)
TEAM SAMPLE PROBLEN BOOK SIXTH EDUTION 1987
SAMPLE PROBLEN NO 16 PART C., PAGE 66

RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

IS THAT "STEAM SAMPLE PROBLEM SIXTH EDITION 1987"

Kevin, Is it condensing steam?

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RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

(OP)
The plant is a few 100 meters of hot water piping then four HEXs in series then a few more 100m of the cooler water piping to a pump station then 1000m to a well.

Kevin

RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

I'd do a transient and apply the max pressure to the HXs.

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RE: Water Hammer analysis in HEX

Do a transient of the connecting piping and pump and pipeline to the wells, that is. I would think that most of the high pressures will be seen between pump and well and that not much will be seen in the suction piping. However "much" is a term relative to the design pressure. If the design pressure is low in the suction piping, any pressure increase might be more significant than if it happened in a higher pressure design segment, such as might be the case in the pump discharge and downstream pipeline.

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