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hammer is a phenomenon occurs in fluids when this fluid is forced to stop or change its direction suddenly. It causes a pressure wave which may causes vibration, noise and some damage in the pipe.
hammer is a phenomenon occurs in fluids when this fluid is forced to stop or change its direction suddenly.
Hammer is a tool which is used in workshop tofabricate metals. Hammer is used to produce impact force on metal to deform it. But in fluid mechanics Water hammer has different meanning. In a water pipe of continous fluid flow when the fluid valve to be closed suddenly or suddenly changes the direction of flow a wave of strong vibration of fluid will be formed which will hammer the pipe. This phenomena is called water hammering.
