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water hammer

pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly
Class type of: shock wave Q826849

Facts

2 properties
Subclass of
shock wave
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[2][3]
🏷️ Also known as
en pressure surge en Hydraulic shock en hydraulic shocks en hydraulic shock en water hammer en fluid hammer ar طرق مائي de Druckschlag de Druckstoss de Druckstoß de Pulsation in Rohrleitungen de Wasserhammer es golpe de ariete es Pulso de Joukowski fa ضربه قوچ fa ضربهٔ قوچ fr coup de belier fr coup de bélier he הלם מים hu vízlökés
🔖 Identifiers · 15
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85145563
OpenAlex ID
C2778295731
BNCF Thesaurus ID
41051
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11947055n
Elhuyar ZTH ID
137999
Freebase ID
/m/027927
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cop-dariet
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0220382
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2357828
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
gidravlicheskii-udar-9a98e8
J9U entity ID
987007551276505171
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778295731
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NDL Authority ID
00571549
Quora topic ID
Water-Hammer-1
Yale LUX ID
concept/60ccf651-1c13-4ef5-81c5-695f08cdc33a

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🔗 Connections
Named after 1
Watson's water hammer pulse
Subclass of 1
shock wave
← Has immediate cause 1
pressure regulator
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Summary

water hammer is a type of shock wave[1].

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Influence

Things named for water hammer include Watson's it pulse[4], a clinical sign[5].

Why It Matters

Entities named for water hammer include Watson's it pulse[4], a clinical sign[5].

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 2357828
    Subclass of → shock wave
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007551276505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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