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Categories: Hydraulics, Irrigation, Physical phenomena, Plumbing
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water hammer  Cavitation hammer  fluid hammer  hydraulic shock  steam hammer
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The banging sound of steam in pipes WordNet 3.0
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Hydraulic shock is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion, usually a liquid but sometimes also a gas is forced to stop or change direction suddenly; a momentum change. Wikipedia
A pressure surge caused by a fluid suddenly changing velocity Wikipedia Disambiguation
Pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly Wikidata
A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow. Wiktionary
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