Hydraulic transients (water hammer) can destroy pipe networks; cause contamination of clean water; and cause leakage or bursts on all pressurised water, waste water, and liquid transfer systems. The potential for severe hydraulic transients should be assessed for all hydraulic systems so that catastrophic system failures and unnecessary leakage and contamination can be avoided.
Halcrow has a team of hydraulic specialists with experience of hydraulic transient analysis and modelling. Emphasis is given to understanding the nature and risk of worst case hydraulic transients on a given system. This enables worst case transient scenarios to be identified prior to model development. Once a potential risk is identified, sophisticated software is used to develop a model to determine the severity of the risk, and to examine the effectiveness of potential solutions.
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in-house team of hydraulic experts |
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experienced engineers with good practical hydraulic understanding |
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highly developed steady state and transient modelling software |
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in-house software development capability |
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sewage and clean water transfer pipelines and pumping stations for Anglian Water, Thames Water and Scottish Water, Severne Trent and South West Water |
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hydropower transient analyses for Scottish Water |
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pressure surge expertise and modelling for major pipeline, irrigation and networks in the Middle East, Africa and around the world |
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surge expertise and transient modelling for strategic distribution networks in London, Swindon and Gloucester regions |
