Examples of 'water hammer' in a sentence

Meaning of "water hammer"

water hammer: A phenomenon in plumbing where a banging noise occurs in pipes due to a sudden stop in water flow
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  • 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 metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation.

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Using surge chambers to reduce water hammer.
Pressure surges or water hammer can destroy a float.
Water hammer creates momentary high pressure surges.
Installation of a water hammer arrestor is required.
Water hammer is not caused by a defect in the washer.
High resistance to impacts water hammer.
Demonstrate water hammer and pressure waves in pipes.
This function is primarily used to prevent water hammer.
Water hammer breakage of a glass container.
The gentle water hammer.
Water hammer is a noisy plumbing issue.
Sounds like water hammer.
A water hammer arrestor must be used to prevent water hammering.
The most common occurrence of this is called water hammer.
The water hammer disappears.

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Peripheral pulses in water hammer.
Water hammer system.
Causes a water hammer.
A water hammer will need to be checked by a plumber to determine the cause.
For pumps constant deceleration is important for avoiding water hammer.
If water hammer conditions exist you must install a water hammer arrester.
Take precautionary measures to avoid possible pressure surges water hammer.
Water hammer is generated by closing a valve at the end of the pipe section.
Closing speed of disc is fast and pressure of water hammer is small.
Water hammer can cause pipelines to break if the pressure is high enough.
This phenomenon intensifies the water hammer into a pressure of immense proportion.
Water hammer happens when you suddenly shut off the water.
The installation of a water hammer arrestor will absorb these shock waves.
This is often observed experimentally through the study of water hammer events.
Install the water hammer arrestor close to the outlet ports of the valves.
We have found that it is advantageous to utilize a water hammer effect in our apparatus.
Water hammer also interested physiologists who were studying the circulatory system.
A classic example of overloading a pressure sensor is known as the water hammer phenomenon.
Water hammer produces an instantaneous multiple increase in the pressure normal to the system.
Another potential problem when using water as a flow media is water hammer.
This series of articles will focus on water hammer in these latter two systems.
Variety of equipments have been heretofore considered in order to absorb such a water hammer.
Water hammer may produce instantaneous pressures many times the normal pressure.
The electrodes do not exhibit any visible indication of water hammer effects.
Protection against water hammer is therefore necessary in order not to damage the supply network.
Rapid changes in fluid flow can induce water hammer in pipe or tunnel flows.
Mechanical water shock arrestors are a more sophisticated form of absorbing the shock from water hammer.
Problems associated with water hammer and system economy can be attenuated by more accurate predictions.
The digital water level display is used for monitoring water levels in water hammer vessels.
The wave developed by the water hammer can cause the destruction of the exchange supports.
The hydraulic impedance Z of the pipeline determines the magnitude of the water hammer pulse.
To avoid water hammer and potentially serious system damage the application requires a linear flow characteristic.
The behavior of HDPE pipe subjected to a water hammer phenomenon was analyzed.
Water hammer pressure surge that reaches this point collides with the pump pressure flow.
A VFD installed for large municipal or industrial water pumps can eliminate destructive water hammer problems.

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