Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · easy

A sudden pressure rise in a pipe caused by rapidly closing a valve is called:

1. Cavitation
2. Hydraulic jump
3. Siphoning
4. Water hammer

Answer

D. Water hammer

Solution

The kinetic energy of the moving column is converted to a pressure wave; P = cV for instantaneous closure.

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