Pipe Surge and Water Hammer Apparatus Hydrodynamics Laboratory Equipment Educational Equipment

ZM7117 Pipe Surge and Water Hammer Apparatus Hydrodynamics Laboratory Equipment Educational Equipment

Technical data

Pipe section for pressure oscillations

– copper

– ball valve

– surge chamber, PMMA

height: approx.825mm

inner diameter: approx. 50mm

Pipe section for water hammer

– copper

– distance between sensors:

approx. 3000mm

– solenoid valve, closing time: 20…30ms

Tank: approx. 50L

Supply unit Pump

– power consumption: approx. 550W

– max. flow rate: 230L/min

– max. head: 11m

Tank: 1x 180L, 1x 40L (approx.)

Related experiment

Transient flow conditions

in pipe systems by means of

experimentation

– demonstrating water  hammer in pipes

– determining the sound velocity in water

– understanding how a surge chamber works

– natural frequency in the surge chamber