STEEL

VALVE CLOSURE TIME T (sec) 8

MODULUS OF COMPRESSIBILITY
OF FLUID (WATER Ef (Pa) 2.20E+09
)
MODULUS OF COMPRESSIBILITY Epipe (Pa) 2.03E+11
OF PIPE

DENSITY OF FLUID (Kg/m3) 900

GRAVITY ACCELERATION g (m/sec2) 9.81

PIPE WALL THICKNESS S (m) 0.0060198

PIPE INTERNAL DIAMETER Di (m) 0.1022604

VELOCITY OF WAVE (1)

a (m/sec) 1460

PIPE LENGTH L (m) 370

TIME OF WAVE (2)

u (sec) 0.51

FLOW Q (m3/h) 60

VELOCITY V (m/sec) 2.03

MAXIMUM OVERPRESSURE (3)

P (bar) 1.88

P (Pa) 2665887.97
KR a factor depending on pipe restraint 0.8

1. a = ( Ef/) / ( 1+KREfDi/EpipeS) SI UNITS

Ef, Epipe in pascal

in kg/m3
Di, S in meters or mm
KR a factor depending on pipe restraint

2. u = 2L/a
3. IF T<u => P = aV/g
IF T>u => P = 2L/g x V/T

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