Pumps as turbines: An unconventional solution to energy production

Urban Water

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-263

  Ramos, H ^a   Borga, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy production; Micro hydropower; Pump turbine; Reverse pump; Water systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039137549     PISSN: 14620758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1462-0758(00)00016-9     Document Type: Article

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