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water hammer

Owned by Dennis Daggett (Deactivated)
2018-02-16
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The sudden rise in pressure in a pipe that results from sudden change in the velocity of flowing water, such as with rapid valve closure. It is caused by the transformation of kinetic energy to pressure energy.

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