A numerical method for the computation of the effects of an air vessel on the pressure surges in pumping systems with air entrainment

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 703-718

  Lee, T S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE FLOW; PIPELINE SURGES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

AIR VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; PUMPING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032582213     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19980930)28:4<703::AID-FLD741>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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