KSB Centrifugal Pump Lexicon –

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Water hammer

Water hammer describes a violent surge pressure in a pipe when two water columns collide after a temporary separation of fluid columns in the piping as a result of gas separation, and/or vaporisation due to a pressure drop followed by a pressure rise. Water hammer may also occur if a valve closes too quickly (see surge pressure).

  

  

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