Water Hammer Pressure Worksheet
Water hammer pressure depends on velocity change, liquid density, pipe wave speed and how quickly the event closes relative to the line length.
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Velocity from flow
v = Q / A
Joukowsky surge
dP = rho * a * dV
Critical closure time
tcrit = 2 * L / a
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