The physical principles of water hammer are explained in this volume. The basic mathematical methods of solution of water hammer and ways of limiting its effects are covered. Detailed description is given of the method of characteristics and the corresponding programs for personal computers, which enables solution of water hammer in a wide variety of hydraulic systems encountered in practice. Examples are given of solution of water hammer of common pipe-line systems as well as calculation of the steady state of flow, the determination of discharge through a pipe-line, measurements of characteristics of valves, pumps, turbines, determination of the operating řgime of a valve in order to ensure a desired pressure and discharge curve, etc. This book will be of interest to those civil, mechanical and petroleum engineers dealing with the design and operation of hydraulic systems.

Preface. List of Symbols. 1. Water Hammer. 2. Basic Equations. 3. Solution of the Basic Equations. 4. Parameters of the Basic Equations. 5. Damping Devices. 6. Pressure Devices. 7. Calculation of Water Hammer. 8. Calculation of the Steady State. 9. Input Data File. 10. WTHD Program for Creating the Input Data File. 11. Output of the Results. 12. Reduction of Water Hammer. 13. WTHM Program for the Calculation of Water Hammer. 14. Examples of the Calculation of Water Hammer. Appendix A: Subprograms for the damping and pressure devices. Appendix B: List of files on WTHM diskette. Bibliography. Index.

Translated from the Czech manuscript.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-358) and index.

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