Water hammer occurs in steam pipes; can it occur in other pipes as well?
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Water hammer occurs in steam pipes, and it poses a significant threat to these pipes. Will other pipes experience water hammer?
There are other examples as well; for instance, in water pipelines, the check valve installed at the pump outlet is there precisely to prevent water hammer.
It should happen; this situation should occur when the pressure is lower than the outlet pressure
Yes, for example, when no backflow prevention is in place at the low point, condensate remains after the system is shut down, and water hammer can occur when the system is started up again. The common type is the “several”-shaped tube
It occurs when there is a mixture of liquid and gas inside the pipe, along with a certain level of pressure