A plexiglas research pump with calibrated magnetic bearings/load cells for radial and axial hydraulic force measurement

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 126-132

  Baun, D O ^a   Flack, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULICS; MAGNETIC BEARINGS;

AXIAL HYDRAULIC FORCE MEASUREMENT; LOAD CELLS; PLEXIGLASS RESEARCH PUMP;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

EID: 0032686318     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2821992     Document Type: Article

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