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Pressure surge in gas pipelines

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CRG

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Hello,

Have any of you seen calculations for predicting pressure surges in gas pipelines. Known are operating pressure, temp, flow coefficient of valve, time it takes to close valve, etc. What I need to know is what pressure spike is probable with sudden closure of valve (2-8 seconds.
 
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