Performance of a centrifugal pump running in inverse mode

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

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-271

  Fernandez J ^a   Blanco, E ^b   Parrondo, J ^b   Stickland, M T ^c   Scanlon, T J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constant head; Forces; Inverse mode; Turbomachinery

Indexed keywords

IMPELLERS; PUMPS; SWIRLING FLOW;

RADIAL STRESSES; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP; PERFORMANCE; TURBINE PUMP; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 3242724303     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650041200632     Document Type: Article

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