water hammer

Definitions

Construction

• A loud thumping noise in a water service line due to the surge of suddenly checked water.
• A banging in steam lines occurring at the time of steam flow. The steam, traveling at high velocity picks up drops of condensed water and slams them against the piping at a bend.

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Contexts for “water hammer”

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• Construction