VF drives: As final control elements in the petroleum industry

IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 51-60

  Irvine, Geoff ^a   Gibson, Ian H ^b  

^a Rockwell Automation   (Australia)

^b Aust   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC MOTORS; FLOW CONTROL; FRICTION; INSERTION LOSSES; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PIPING SYSTEMS; PRESSURE CONTROL; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STEAM TURBINES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TURBULENT FLOW; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

DISCHARGE THROTTLING;

VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

EID: 0036648808     PISSN: 10772618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIA.2002.1011188     Document Type: Article

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