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Definition of Water hammer

Water hammer
Water hammer Wa"ter ham"mer (Physics) 1. A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer. 2. A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.
Water hammer
Water hammer Water hammer A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterritation.

Meaning of Water hammer from wikipedia

- Hydraulic shock (colloquial: water hammer; fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction...
- Watson's water hammer pulse, also known as Corrigan's pulse or collapsing pulse, is the medical sign (seen in aortic regurgitation) which describes a pulse...
- hydropneumatic ac****ulators, water hammer preventers, water hammer arrestors, and other things. Hydropneumatic water hammer preventers are chambers of sufficient...
- A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of...
- Aortic regurgitation (AR), also known as aortic insufficiency (AI), is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse...
- lower flow rate. The device uses the water hammer effect to develop pressure that allows a portion of the input water that powers the pump to be lifted to...
- A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a m****ive powered hammer. Traditional uses of trip hammers include pounding, decorticating...
- Armand Douglas Hammer (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor. He began his acting career with guest appearances in several television series. His...
- whose compressibility cushions shock caused by water hammer[citation needed] and absorbs excess water pressure caused by thermal expansion. The modern...
- forces due to relief or blow down, pressure waves generated due to water/steam hammer effects. Sustained loads: Internal/External Pressure: A pipe used...