Water Hammer Upstream Pipe Length Formula |
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\( WH_{upl} \;=\; \dfrac{ a \cdot v }{ g }\) (Water Hammer Upstream Pipe Length) \( a \;=\; \dfrac{ WH_{upl} \cdot g }{ v }\) \( v \;=\; \dfrac{ WH_{upl} \cdot g }{ a }\) \( g \;=\; \dfrac{ a \cdot v }{ WH_{upl} }\) |
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| Symbol | English | Metric |
| \( WH_{upl} \) = water hammer upstream pipe length | \(ft\) | - |
| \( a \) = speed of sound of fluid | \(ft\;/\;sec\) | - |
| \( v \) = velocity of fluid | \(ft\;/\;sec\) | - |
| \( g \) = gravitational acceleration | \(ft\;/\;sec^2\) | - |
