WATERHAMMER
ANALYSIS
by
JOHN PARMAKIAN
BIBLIOTECA
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
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w PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
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In this connection I am especially indebted to G. Dugan Johnson,
Chief Hydraulic Engineer of 8. Morgan Smith Company, for ini-
tinting and obtaining this cooperative assistance.
Much valuable assistance was given by my past and present
colleagues at the Bureau of Reclamation. Of these I wish to
thank F. E, Cornwell, C. C, Crawford, and W. E. Evans, whose
suggestions have influenced much of the text material. The illus-
trations were prepared by R. H, Williams. ‘The solutions of the
waterbammer problems at the end of the book were worked out
independently by Benjamin Donsky and C. W. Lundgren. The
assistance of Mr. Donsky and F. 0. Ruud in proofreading the
text and illustrations is also acknowledged. Finally, I wish to
thank L. N. McClellan, Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engi-
neer of the Bureau of Reclamation, and Professor Warren Raeder,
Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University
‘of Colorado, for the privilege and opportunity to teach the first
‘course of study on this subject at the University.
Joun PARMAKIAN
Denver, Colorado
Preface to Dover Edition
The Dover edition of Waterhammer Analysis is the same
‘as the original edition with the exception that several subscript
errors and missing decimal points in a few of the figures have
been corrected. To date no important exceptions to the material
contained in the book have come to the author’s attention,
Jorn Panmaxtan
Denver, Colorado
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Water Column Theory. -- +. 5 +
1. Basic Equations. .
2. Uniform Gate Operation
3, Bmmple... 2...
4 Bauialn Leng of Pp i
5. Limitations of Theory .
Elastic Water Column Theory ee
6. Basic Considerations .
7 Condition of Dynamic Equilibrium
8. Condition of Continuity :
9. Fundamental Waterhammer Equations.
10, Physidal Significance of Waterbammer Equations
Velocity of Waterhammer Waves. . . -
1, Sioa, Cashion and TransitePpes
12, Wood-stave Pipes... -
13. Reinforced Concrete Pipes...
M4. Circular Tunnels... =
15. StoeLlined Cirenlar Tunnels.
Waterhammer Wave Reflection... . . .
16. Ata Reservoir.
1, Ata Dead End < | |
Ata Change in Grossaectional Area. |.
10. Ata Junction of Three of More Pipes. -
20, Ata Partially Open Gate... ..
19
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CONTENTS
‘Watethammer for Rapid Gate Movements. . -
‘21, Instantaneous Gate Movements... ss. . 30
22, Gata Movenenta Competed in Lam Than 21/6
Seconds errr 4
‘Watethammer for Slow Gate Movements... -
23, Baslo Considerations. 6. ss ws eet
4, ‘Time Intervals Used in Computations - +
25, Example. ss... 30
ote a
28, Interpretation of Solution
Theory of Graphical Waterhammer Analysis for
Gate Operation... «+
27, Conjugate Waterhammer Equations... 45
28, Gate Discharge Equation... . 5 48
29. Graphical Solution for Gate Closure a
Watethammer Produced by Gate Closure. . «
30, At the Mid-length of Pipe.
31, At the Quarter Points ofthe Pipe Line
32. Pipe Line with « Stepwise Change in Diameter. 55
33. Partial Gate Closure
34. Gate Clonure with a Relel Valve... 2
88, Cont Gate ated Ary fom Outlet Bad of|
cere vee OL
36. contol Gata Lacated ab Upper ea of Pipe oe OL
Waterhammer Produced by Gate Opening . «
‘37, Fallin Presrure Produced by Gata Opening 63
£38, Pressure Riso Produced by Gate Opening 63
39, Rhythmic Opening and Closure of Control Gate. 65
Waterhammer for Uniform Gate Operation . . «
40, Uniform Gate Closure to Zero Gata 7
41, Uniform Gate Opening from Zero Gate «
30
37
45
52
63
70
xi.
xi.
Xill,
XIV.
XV.
CONTENTS
‘Watethammer in Pump Discharge Lines Caused
by Power Failue .. ++ -
42. Transient Conditions at Punp and Discharge
Une. ss. es occ “
43, Toertia Equation eee te 70)
4. Pump Characteristion se 78
45, Waterhammer Equations.) 2... ss a
46. Graphical Waterbammer Analysis... . 83
Wales Colomn Siparaton «s+ s ot
Waterhammer Charts... Beet
pra orn gas bocua
charge Lines
50, Effect of Changes in Pumping Head... .
51, Pump Discharge Line with Check Valve...
32, Pump Discharge Lin with Long Suction Line
153, Effect of Control Valves -
34. Blarting and Stopping Pumps .
esses
‘Waterhammer Analyses Including Effect of Hy-
draulic Losses... . . - eee
55. Losses Concentrated at Intake . . 101
166. ‘Losses Concentrated at Pump Discharge Outlet . 103
‘57, oases Concentrated at Several Points Along Pipe 105
Waterhammer Analysis for Compound Pipes . -
bees s 106
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Pipe Line with « Dead-Bod Branch Connection . 111
81. Compound Pipe System with Two Control Gan, 11
camer eer ne na
Approximate Methods of Graphical Watetham-
mer Analysis... se ee
$3. Houvet Uniform Pipe Apposimation . - - 115
G4. Pipe Line with Surge Tank . . U6
93
101
106
115XVI.
XVI.
XVIIL,
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Discharge Characteristics of Gates and Valves .
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de Sot iteawe Sooo
Suge Tanks. 2
mean
Air Chambers at Pumping Plants... 2...
TL. Operation ee see BBL
72, Basie Considerations :
73. Graphical Solution ‘
74, Air Chamber Charts... | eee
7. Eumple..... 1. ae ML
76. Water Level Controls 22) 2 oat
References... ee
Problems... ee ee
Index ve ee ee
120
193
131
143
147
157
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Notation
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Description
1. Conduit Dimensions and General Symbols
Cross-sectional area of pipe or conduit
‘Thickness of pipe wall
Inside diameter of conduit,
Inside radius of conduit
Modulus of elasticity of pipe wall material
‘Modulus of rigidity of tunnel material
Acceleration of gravity
Bulk modulus of water
‘Total length of conduit,
Length of any uniform section of conduit
Specific weight of water
Distance measured positive from lower end
to point on conduit
Distance measured in opposite direction
from
‘Height of point on conduit messured above
eater line of control gate
Angle of slope of conduit
Poisson's ratio for the pipe wall material
‘Longitudinal stress in pipe wall
Circumferential stress in pipe wall
2. Pressure and Head Symbols for Gate Operation
Pressure head for steady conditions (when
gate is submerged, His taken as the
‘et head on gate)
Presaure head for surge eondit
Pressure rise above normal
Pressure drop below normal
Ratio H/He
Friction head
Ratio H;/He
Unit pressure
Symbol
S Poms anmoen
8
Units
fe
ft
fe
ft
Ib/te
Ib/te
ft/sec?
Toye
fe
ft
lye
ft.
fe
ft
byte
Ib/te
ft
fe
tt
fe
ft
lotNOTATION
Description
Velocity and Time Symbols
‘Velocity of pressure wave
Round trip wave travel time
Number of 2L/a time intervals
Initial steady flow in conduit,
Time
Time of gate travel
‘Velocity in conduit for final steady condi-
tions
Velocity in conduit for surge conditions
‘Velocity ratio ¥/Vs ot V/V,
Difference between initial and final steady
velocities
J. Waterhammér Symbole
Pressure wave travelling in direction of +2
Pressure wave travelling in direction of —2
Pipe line constant
Reflection factor
‘Transmission factor
. Gale-Opening Symbols
Crose-sectional area through gate opening
Gate opening factor as defined by equat
(28)
Coefficient of discharge through gate
EBilective discharge area of gate
Proportion of full gate effective opening
. Pump Operation Symbols
Ratio of pump speed at any time to rated
Pump speed
Ratio of pump input torque at any time to
pump input torque at rated speed and
head
Pressure head for surge conditions measured
above the pump intake water surface
elevation
‘Symbol
Units
{ft/sec
wee
f8/e0
see
ee.
ft/sec
ft/sec
tt/see
ft/e00
ft
ft
fe
10/200
te
fe
3°
NOTATION
Description
Pumping head for initial steady pumping
conditions
Rated pumping head
Friction head
Ratio of pressure head for surge conditions
to rated pumping head; h= H/He
Ratio of friction head to rated pumping
head
Defined by equation (50)
Pump input torque
Pump speed
Pump efficiency at rated speed and head
Angular velocity of pump and motor shaft
Flywheel effect of rotating parts of motor,
Pump and entrained water
Mass moment of inertia of rotating parts
7, Surge Tank Symbots
Cross-sectional area of pipe
Cross-sectional area of surge tank orifice
Dimensionless parameter
Cross-