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[[Image:PrincipleHydraulicRam2.jpgpng|thumb|right|150px|Components of a hydraulic ram pump:<br>1. Inlet — drive pipe<br>2. Free flow at waste valve<br>3. Outlet — delivery pipe<br>4. Waste valve<br>5. Delivery check valve<br>6. Pressure vessel<br>The bolt and nut in the waste valve is used to tune the pump.]]
A simplified hydraulic ram is shown in the figure. Initially, the waste valve [4] is open, and the delivery valve [5] is closed. The water in the drive pipe [1] starts to flow under the force of gravity and picks up speed and kinetic energy until it forces the waste valve closed. The momentum of the water flow in the supply pipe against the now closed waste valve causes a water hammer that raises the pressure in the pump, opens the delivery valve [5], and forces some water to flow into the delivery pipe [3].