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Investigating the Removal of Hydraulic Cavitation from Pressurized Steel Piping Systems

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Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems - IV (CMSM 2019)

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This paper assessed the branching strategy capacity to mitigate the cavitating flow regime induced into an existing steel piping system. This strategy was based on adding a ramified high or low density polyethylene ((HDPE) or (LDPE)) short penstock to the transient sensitive regions of the existing piping system. The 1-D water-hammer model combined with the Vitkovsky et al. and Kelvin-Voigt formulations was used to describe the hydraulic behavior, along with the fixed grid Method of Characteristics, being used for numerical computations. From the case studied, it was found that such a technique could palliate the cavitating flow regime. In addition, this strategy allowed an acceptable first hydraulic-head peak and crest attenuation. Specifically, positive and negative surge magnitude attenuation was slightly more important for the case of a short penstock made of (LDPE) material than that using an (HDPE) material. Ultimately, it was observed that other factors contributing to the attenuation rate depended upon the short-penstock length and diameter.

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  1. Department of Mechanics, National Engineering School of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P. 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Amir Chaker

  2. Research Unit: Mechanics Modelling Energy and Materials M2EM, Gabes, Tunisia

    Mohamed Amir Chaker & Ali Triki

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  1. Preparatory Institute of Engineering Studies of Monastir (IPEIM), Monastir, Tunisia

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  2. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

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  3. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Slim Abbes

  4. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

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  5. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Haddar

  6. National Engineering School of Sousse (ENISO), Sousse, Tunisia

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  7. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

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  8. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

    Mnaouar Chouchane

  9. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Fakher Chaari

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Chaker, M.A., Triki, A. (2020). Investigating the Removal of Hydraulic Cavitation from Pressurized Steel Piping Systems. In: Aifaoui, N., et al. Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems - IV. CMSM 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27146-6_11

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