Some Surprises in Estimating the Efficiency of Variable-Speed Pumps with the Pump Affinity Laws

World Water and Environmental Resources Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 472-481

  Walski, Thomas ^a   Zimmerman, Kyle ^b   Dudinyak, Mark ^b   Dileepkumar, Preethy ^b  

^a Haestad Methods Inc   (United States)

^b WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUMP AFFINITY LAWS; ROTATIONAL SPEEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUMPS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 1642558253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. ASCE (1992) "Pressure Pipeline Design for Water and Wastewater," ASCE Committee and Pipeline Planning, New York.
2. Haestad Methods, inc. (2002) "WaterCAD 6 - Water Distribution Analysis Software," Haestad Methods, inc., Waterbury, Ct.
3. Sanks, R.L. (2001) Pumping Station Design, Butterworth-Heineman.
4. Walski, T.M. (2001) "Don't Forget Energy cost when Selecting Pumps," AWWA Annual Conference, Washington, DC.