Chemical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Fluid Mechanics - Section 1 (Q.No. 14)
14.
Water hammer in a pipeline results from the
bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve.
rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow.
pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow.
none of these.
Answer: Option
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Ketan said:   7 years ago
Water hammer means a getting some voice like a hammer from a water pipeline, and it is happening by a rapid change in pressure of water, so option C suits.

Aritra said:   7 years ago
Answer C is the correct answer.

Lekan said:   5 months ago
"Bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve".

Bursting can be a result of water hammer, but not its cause.

"Rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow". This is Exactly correct — this is the definition of water hammer.

"Pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow". It's Close, but not as general or accurate as the correct answer.

Also implies a slower change, which would not cause hammer.
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