Modeling variable-speed pump operations for target hydraulic characteristics

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wu, Zheng Yi ^a   Tryby, Michael ^b   Todini, Ezio ^c   Walski, Thomas ^a  

^a BENTLEY SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATION THEORY; HYDRAULIC MODELS; SPEED;

COMPUTATION MODULES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC SOLVERS; OPERATIONAL SCENARIO; TIME-CONSUMING TASKS; VARIABLE-SPEED PUMPS; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

PUMPS;

EID: 59549106832     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09823.x     Document Type: Article

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