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Noun Concept
Categories: Irrigation, Hydraulics, Physical phenomena, Plumbing
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water hammer
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The banging sound of steam in pipes WordNet 3.0
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The banging sound of steam in pipes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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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bang
shock wave
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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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water hammer
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water hammer
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water hammer
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water hammer
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cavitation hammer, fluid hammer, steam hammer (pressure surge)
Wikidata Alias
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fluid hammer, hydraulic shock

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