ABSTRACT
Waterhammer with fluid-structure interaction (FSI) with or without cavitation can be a rewarding subject for academic research. This paper gives an overview of two decades of experimental work at the University of Dundee. The experiments concern impact tests on water-filled steel-pipe systems. The aim of the research has been to produce high-quality experimental data for vibrating pipe systems with strong liquid-pipe coupling. One set of new data, namely the natural frequencies of a T-shaped pipe system, is presented. These, and other published data, will be made freely available at www.win.tue.nl/fsi