Maximum Pressure Surge Generated by Wate

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This spreadsheet calculates the excess pressure generated by water hammer due to instantaneous valve closure

Parameters
r Fluid Density 1000 kg m−3
Dv Fluid Velocity Change 5.00 m s−1
K Bulk Modulus of Fluid 200000000 Pa
E Young's Modulus Of Pipe 2.00E+07 Pa
t Pipe Wall Thickness 0.0095 m
D Pipe Inside Diameter 0.14 m

Results
Ke Effective Bulk Modulus 1347995.7 Pa
c Wave speed 36.7 m s−1
Dp Maximum Pressure 183575.3 Pa
Maximum Pressure 1.8 bar
ated by Water Hammer
o instantaneous valve closure