User:1sfoerster/Water Ram

Problem Statement
Build water ram that can be mounted in a pond and pumped to a simulated water tank on top of a nearby parking garage. Start by building functioning model that illustrates how it works.

Theory of Operation
Here is an animated theory of operation, youtube video, and Wikipedia page.

Water RAM Math
Tables and an excel spreadsheet exist to determine the system requirements.

Materials
$88 was spent purchasing check values and pvc pipe:

The completed piece possibly has too much distance between the valves which may reduce the water hammer effect.

Next Steps

 * Build a requirement set for the demo and the installation in the pond.
 * Design single water ram that may work in both situations
 * Work on building a list of materials on hand and that need to be purchased to accomplish both