Water Hammer and Surge Tank Study Apparatus

Rapid velocity changes in a pipe generate significant pressure rises or drops linked to water inertia. If these pressure variations are sufficiently large, water becomes a compressible fluid capable of propagating high-speed waves, which can cause water hammer. Learning Objectives: Study of pressure drops in a pipe. Learn about Water Hammer and Surge Tank Study Apparatus manufacturers for optimal educational outcomes.. Demonstration of the water hammer phenomenon. Calculation of the speed of sound in water and in a pipe. Learn about Water Hammer and Surge Tank Study Apparatus exporters for optimal educational outcomes.. Demonstration of the cavitation phenomenon under negative pressure. Influence of a surge tank. Learn about Water Hammer and Surge Tank Study Apparatus suppliers for optimal educational outcomes..

To attenuate shock waves and prevent pipe damage, surge tanks are introduced. These create however a new mass oscillation phenomenon.

One stainless steel coil. One quick-closing pneumatic valve. Two piezoelectric pressure sensors upstream and downstream of the coil with 4–20 mA output. One rotameter. One flow control valve and one rotameter. One retention tank with drain valve containing a submersible pump. One supply cabinet with general circuit breaker, pump circuit breaker, and sensor amplifier. One bypass with stop and control valves leading to a vertical acrylic tube closed at its top end, with an air bleed for adjusting the amount of trapped air, and a Bourdon pressure gauge.