Performance analysis of a hydraulic air compressor

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-203

  Bidini, G ^a   Grimaldi, C N ^a   Postrioti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydraulic air compression; Hydraulic power plants

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSOR; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT;

EID: 0032718715     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650991537545     Document Type: Article

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