Not-So-Silent Hazard: Water Hammer Impacts on Fluid Systems

Jens Conzen

Water hammer is a pressure surge that occurs when a fluid quickly stops or moves direction in a pipe. 学习如何管理.

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Have you ever turned off the tap on your kitchen sink, and heard a thud? That’s an example of water hammer, a pressure surge that is a common hazard in fluid systems. Take that scenario and apply it to hydroelectric plants, 市政供水或蒸汽系统, chemical plants or fossil fuel power plants and you can start to see how water hammer could have potentially dangerous consequences.

What Causes Water Hammer and What Are the Hazards?

那么,什么是水锤? 简单地说, water hammer is a pressure surge or wave caused by a fluid quickly stopping or changing direction inside a pipe. 它可能是由阀门快速关闭引起的, 泵启动, valves opening or a relief device (rupture disk / relief valve) operating. The pressure surge or wave travels throughout the entire piping network potentially damaging the piping, 支架及其他管网部件. The system response is acoustic, sending a shock through the system in a matter of milliseconds.

Water hammer can occur in household piping if no suppressor is installed and a valve is closed too rapidly. A simple example of a water hammer is shown in this video, where a column of accelerating water is rapidly brought to rest which results in water hammer. 水锤发生时, 皇家88账户注册种冲击会使压力表承受过大的压力, 破坏管道结构的支撑, and bend internal system mechanisms such as supports and snubbers getting jammed at the end of a stroke. If the water hammer event is large enough, piping systems can rupture.

如何防止水锤

Many different industries already address water hammer hazards, 包括美国核工业, where the regulator requires power plants to address potential operational issues related to water hammer events in pipes containing steam (GL 96-06) and non-condensable gas (GL 08-01). 尽管如此, there are still facilities using fluid systems that don’t properly address this hazard through water hammer protection.

Many facilities don’t have safeguards in place to prevent a water hammer event. Instead, water hammer occurs and prompts facility managers to come up with a plan. 从那时起, there are a couple steps they can take to reduce the risk of a water hammer event happening again. 他们可以寻求专业知识 工程师和热工专家, who can analyze the transient fluid and structural response of their system by utilizing information from pipe network drawings and operating procedures. Drawing on these results and operator interviews, the engineers can help identify potential water hammer scenarios. 另外, they can use software tools to model the system and scenarios susceptible to water hammer events. The water hammer analysis will determine if the system can tolerate the pressure, if modifications to operating sequences or hardware are needed, 设计缓解策略.

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