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The variation of wavespeed has been mentioned in earlier chapters. Wavespeed is dependent upon the effective bulk modulus of the fluid and this has already been shown to be dependent upon the distensibility of the pipe, i.e.

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Fox, J.A. (1977). Variable parameters in unsteady flow. In: Hydraulic Analysis of Unsteady Flow in Pipe Networks. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02790-3_5

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