Abstract

The paper presents a review of the methods for determining the pressure shock wave propagation velocity and water hammer pressure in high-pressure thick-walled conduits, taking into account the geometry and the ways of hydraulic installation mounting, as well as physical properties of materials. To simplify the calculations, characteristics determining the effcts od material and conduit relative thickness on the pressure shock wave propagation velocity were made. The paper als describes a method of strenth analysis of conduits that are part of high-pressure hydraulic systems, based on the material minimum criterion.