Experimental study of characteristic curves of centrifugal pumps working as turbines in different specific speeds

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 800-807

  Derakhshan, Shahram ^a   Nourbakhsh, Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Best efficiency point; Characteristic curves; Pump as turbine; Small hydro site; Specific speed

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GRAPH THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBINES;

BEST EFFICIENCY POINT; CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SPECIFIC SPEED;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAPH THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBINES;

EID: 37249065722     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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