Pipemill 4 Hydraulic

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PIPEMILL - Piping Engineering, Design and Analysis

Version: 4.02 demo DEMONSTRATION COPY - NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE


CALCULATION OF FLUID FORCES DUE TO VALVE CLOSURE
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Calculation by: ____________________ Checked by: ______________________ Wednesday,May 25,2022
File Name: D:\Program Files\Pipemill\DemoExamples\V-4 Fluid Hammer 01.ham
V-4 Example Calculation
Fluid Hammer

INPUT DATA:
L
Pipe Diameter PDo: 168,275 mm
Pipe Wall Thickness Wt: 6.0198 mm
Fluid Density Rho: 1000 kg/m3.
Initial Velocity U: 6 m/s
Length to Reservoir L: 155 m.
Fluid Bulk Modulus K: 2068.4 MPa
Pipe Young's Modulus E: 121347.5 MPa
Initial Internal Pressure P: 4.5 barG
Valve Closing Time t: 2.5 sec.
Dyn. Amplification Factor DAF: 2.0
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RESULTS:
Speed of Sound in Fluid: 1197,83 m/s
Wave Duration 0,259 sec.
Pressure Increase dP: 7,44 barG
Imposed force F: 2,843 e+1 kN
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