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Pressure surge in gas pipelines

Thread starter CRG
Start date Mar 22, 2003

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Mar 22, 2003

CRG

Mechanical

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.