Chapter 3 – What Causes Surge?
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Surge Analysis and the Wave Plan Method
Supplementary Material: Example Problems and Solutions
Chapter 3 – Problem 3.9
3.9 Consider a 10 km long gravity water transmission main (c = 1000 m/s) with a reservoir at one end and a valve at the other end. Suppose the Joukowsky pressure rise associated with instantaneous valve closure is 100m, what is the shortest valve closure time to avoid the full Joukowsky pressure rise?
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