A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow
A banging noise heard in a water pipe following an abrupt alteration of the flow with resultant pressure surges
(Bilim, İlim) Water hammer (or, more generally, fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused by the kinetic energy of a fluid in motion when it is forced to stop or change direction suddenly. It depends on the fluid compressibility where there are sudden changes in pressure. For example, if a valve is closed suddenly at an end of a pipeline system a water hammer wave propagates in the pipe. Moving water in a pipe has kinetic energy proportional to the mass of the water in a given volume times the square of the velocity of the water
A banging noise in steam pipes, caused by steam bubbles entering a cold pipe partially filled with water
A very rapidly moving pressure wave in a closed conduit, usually resulting from a sudden stoppage or change in the flow
When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer
A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterritation
The sound like someone hammering on a pipe that occurs when a valve is opened or closed very rapidly When a valve position is changed quickly, the water pressure in a pipe will increase and decrease back and forth very quickly This rise and fall in pressures can do serious damage to the system
a condition caused by the abrupt movement of water in a supply line characterized by a -hammering" sound, usually when the flow is shut off
(1) Very rapid pressure wave in a conduit due to a sudden change in flow; the potentially damaging slam, bang, or shudder that occurs in a pipe when a sudden change in water velocity (usually as a result of too-rapidly starting a pump or operating a valve) creates a great change in water pressure (2) A banging noise in steam pipes, caused by steam bubbles entering a cold pipe partially filled with water
A rattling of pipes that may occur from the hammer effect of stopping the flow of water through a high-flow faucet unless the required hammer supressor devices are installed
A concussion or sound of concussion of moving water against the side of a containing pipe or vessel
A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it