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Water hammer
A phenomenon that occurs when the velocity of a fluid in a pipeline is abruptly decreased (such as when a valve is repidly closed). At the point of fluid velocity decrease there is a corresponding increase in fluid pressure that is reflected back up steam as a pressure wave, causing noise and vibration. if the initial pressure increase is great enough, the pipe may burst.
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