water hammer pulse

It is possible to reduce the effects of the water hammer pulses with accumulators and other features.

Water hammer pulse is commonly found when a patient has in aortic regurgitation.

A water hammer pulse is felt as a tapping impulse which is transmitted through the bulk of the muscles.

So for a valve closing instantaneously, the maximum magnitude of the water hammer pulse is:

To feel a water hammer pulse: with the patient reclining, the examiner raises the patient's arm vertically upwards.

"Watson's water hammer pulse" and "Corrigan's pulse" refer to similar observations.

The hydraulic impedance Z of the pipeline determines the magnitude of the water hammer pulse.

Watson's water hammer pulse is the medical sign which describes a pulse that is bounding and forceful, rapidly increasing and subsequently collapsing, as if it were the hitting of a water hammer that was causing the pulse.