Experimental Approach to Water Hammer Phenomenon

Abstract

The paper indicates the frequent occurrence of transient states in hydraulic systems. Particular attention was paid to the phenomenon of water hammer - the causes and effects of this phenomenon. The necessity to modify the theoretical description of this phenomenon was indicated. The work focuses on the presentation of the development of the structure of experimental stands to study the phenomenon of water hammer. The research results obtained on the presented experimental stands were used to verify the theoretical considerations presented in other papers by the authors. The presented successive concepts of the test stand enable the research to be carried out to a greater extent and at the same time eliminate the disadvantages of the previous versions of the test stand. The stand presented as the final one also allows the testing of transients in hydraulic lines for various types of working fluid (oil, emulsion, distilled water).