Water hammer

Japanese: 水撃作用 - すいげきさよう(英語表記)water hammer
Water hammer

A phenomenon in which a sudden change in pressure caused by a sudden change in flow velocity in a pipeline becomes a pressure wave (water hammer wave) and propagates through the pipeline. It is also called the water hammer phenomenon. Water hammer waves are generated when valves or pumps attached to a pipeline are suddenly operated. The pipeline can be destroyed by the increase in pressure caused by water hammer. Measures taken against water hammer include not operating valves or pumps suddenly and installing surge tanks (pressure regulating tanks) in the pipelines.

[Noboru Ikawa]

[Reference item] | Pump

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

管路の流れで、流速の急激な変化により発生する圧力の急激な変化が圧力波(水撃波)となって管路内を伝播(でんぱ)する現象。水撃現象ともいう。管路に取り付けられたバルブやポンプを急激に操作すると、水撃波が発生する。水撃作用による圧力上昇により管路が破壊されることがある。水撃作用に対してバルブやポンプを急激に操作しないようにしたり、管路にサージタンク(調圧水槽)を設置するなどの対策がとられる。

[鮏川 登]

[参照項目] | ポンプ

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