Prediction of relative efficiency reduction of centrifugal slurry pumps: Empirical- and artificial-neural network-based methods

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

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-50

  Engin, T ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Centrifugal pump; Hydraulic transport; Rheology; Slurry pump; Suspension

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

EMPIRICAL METHOD; HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT; SLURRY PUMP;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CORRELATION METHODS; EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

EID: 34047095091     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE224     Document Type: Article

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