All parameters given for a stiff steel water main
Wave Speed Calculation
Calculates pressure wave propagation speed in an elastic pipe from fluid bulk modulus, fluid density, pipe elastic modulus, diameter, wall thickness, and restraint condition. The template separates the fluid-only wave speed from the pipe flexibility reduction used in first-pass water hammer screening.
6 fields
3 archetypes
with-tool
4 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
6 inputs to 4 scored outputs
fluid_bulk_modulus_gpa
floatFluid bulk modulus K
0.8 to 2.4GPafluid_density_kg_m3
floatFluid density rho
700 to 1300kg/m3pipe_elastic_modulus_gpa
floatPipe material elastic modulus E
0.5 to 220GPapipe_diameter_mm
floatPipe internal diameter D
50 to 2500mmpipe_wall_thickness_mm
floatPipe wall thickness e
2 to 80mmrestraint_condition
enumPipe restraint condition factor
fully_restrainedanchored_with_expansionunrestrained
Wave speed considering fluid compressibility only
Pipe flexibility reduction factor
Pressure wave speed in the pipe
Dimensionless pipe flexibility contribution
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
All parameters given across steel and ductile iron water mains
All parameters given across stiff and flexible pipe systems
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
steel_water_main
2 contextsSteel water main with high wall stiffness
trunk-water-main / raw-water-pipeline
ductile_iron_main
2 contextsDuctile iron water main with cement lining
urban-distribution-main / regional-transfer-main
hdpe_rising_main
2 contextsFlexible HDPE rising main
sewer-rising-main / irrigation-transfer-line
rendered task
Generation Preview
urban-distribution-main-ductile-iron-main-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- all_given
- archetype
- ductile_iron_main
- site context
- urban-distribution-main
visible fields
- fluid_bulk_modulus_gpa2 to 2.25 GPa
- fluid_density_kg_m3990 to 1000 kg/m3
- pipe_elastic_modulus_gpa150 to 180 GPa
- pipe_diameter_mm150 to 1000 mm
- pipe_wall_thickness_mm5 to 25 mm
- restraint_conditionfully_restrained
withheld schema
Ductile iron water main with cement lining. urban-distribution-main. Required outputs: fluid_only_wave_speed_m_s, flexibility_factor, wave_speed_m_s, pipe_flexibility_ratio