Sentence examples for pressure surge from inspiring English sources

This could lead to a destructive pressure surge (water hammer) in the supply pipeline, or penstock.

The constant references to his inability to stand pressure – "surge of panic... wave of nausea" – might at least have inspired a degree of compassion in some readers.

The steam traps in question are steel pieces designed to siphon water and condensation from the steam pipes to avoid water hammer — a pressure surge or wave that can cause a rupture or explosion.

Sergei Shoigu, the emergency situations minister, suggested that a hydraulic pressure surge could have caused water to burst through the walls and ceiling in the engine room of Turbine No. 2, causing it to rapidly fill with water, a statement on the ministry's Web site said.

Recirculation after such a rest period demands a pressure surge to break the gel.

When fluid flow in a pipeline is suddenly halted, a pressure surge or wave is created within the pipeline.

Since the disaster began, engineers and technicians had been trying to activate hydraulic rams on the blowout preventer that, in normal operation, are used to cope with pressure surges in a well by sealing it temporarily.

The oil price rose again on March 16th as continuing unrest in Bahrain, amid the presence of foreign troops, sparked fears of wider conflict in the Gulf region.The yen came under severe upward pressure, surging on March 16th to its highest level since the second world war (see bottom chart), before falling back.

Burkhardt (1961) showed that a knowledge of rheological properties of muds under downhole conditions is necessary to predict pressure surges.

Some tests with the HPV connected lead to higher pressure surges than when there was no protection in the system.

Therefore, pressure surges that occur in the system as a result of cavitation could be the main reason behind higher solubility of CO2 in the presence of ultrasound.