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Water hammer, or the study of fluid transient behaviour, is one of the most common problems in the water engineering community. This book covers the many causes and solutions in a practical way and is an essential reference for all those concerned with the flow of liquids, not just water, in pipe sy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharp, B. B.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sharp, D. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London : New York : Arnold ; Halsted Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Water hammer.
Coup de bélier.
Water hammer
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Nomenclature * The valve * The pump * The booster * Machine inertia * An optimum pump location * The non-return valve (check valve) * Non-return valve as a protection method * The complex system * The separation problem * The non-elastic conduit * The high-point * Fire protection * The plumbing problem * Structural interaction * The open surge tank * The one-way surge tank * The P R V (pressure regulating valve) * The resonance problem * Series pumping * Impact of ocean waves * Compound pipes * Air vessel protection * A hydro-electric example * Expansion loops (lyres) * The dead end * Cooling water systems * Sewage pumps * Appendix 1: Liquid and material properties * Appendix 2: Data file for complex network example * Appendix 3: Water hammer chart * References * Index.