Re: Re: Surge and Water Hammer

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Jan 18 2006 - 18:21:00 EST

On Jan 18, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Grajo Eustacio wrote:

> He used a simulation technique called Computational Fluid Dynamics
> (CFD) which he claimed to be in use since the 70's.
It was pretty crude and expensive back in the 70's, but these days it's fairly common. Try a Google on CFD and you'll get lots of hits.

The technique is a bit like FEA for structural work. It's not for amateurs any more than FEA is, but a reasonably skilled engineer can get answers of the kind you've described. Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=KELI7p5vkeIKErbomdOO-CBOVWdR_P9Bo8D097FnKdJj0ca5SVBhuuBp6nyilwRdmJQtAhPLQCRT">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania

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<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/</a> Received on Wed Jan 18 18:21:00 2006