What Are 'Hydraulic Transients' (a.k.a. 'Water Hammer')?

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What Are 'Hydraulic Transients' (a.k.a. 'Water Hammer')?

Hydraulic transients (also known as water hammer) can seem innocuous in a residential setting, but these spikes in pressure can cause major damage to large pipelines and industrial pipe networks.

In this video, we briefly discuss how water hammer occurs and how engineers mitigate the effect.

Source: Practical Engineering

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