Thumb rule for surge pressure calculation

extremechanical · Oct 18, 2016

Hi could any tell, how to quickly approximate surge pressure due to valve closing or pump stoppage?

Also I want to know if the surge pressure be more than pump dead head pressure due transients repetitions?

Thanks a lot !

BUGGAR · Oct 20, 2016

Nobody answered so here's a shot from the building industry. During a fire hydrant test, the hydrant valve stem failed and the valve slammed shut. The resulting (what we call) water hammer, caused an 8 inch sprinkler main in an adjacent building to drive itself and attached sprinkler laterals right out the end of the building. It was a wet system and system pressure could never approach that. A truly fantastic sight!

DSB123 · Oct 27, 2016

Use the Joukowsky equation - assume the flow is instantaneously stopped.

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Thumb rule for surge pressure calculation

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