An optimization routine on a prediction and selection model for the turbine operation of centrifugal pumps

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-164

  Singh, Punit ^a   Nestmann, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cordier diagram; Hermite splines; Optimization; Prediction; Pumps as turbines; Specific diameter

Indexed keywords

CORDIER DIAGRAM; ENERGY RECOVERY; FULL-LOAD; HERMITE SPLINES; INPUT VARIABLES; LOW SPECIFIC SPEED; MODE OPERATION; MODEL EXPERIMENTS; OPERATING REGIONS; OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE; SELECTION MODEL; SPECIFIC SPEED; TURBINE MODES; TURBINE OPERATION;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING PLANTS; SPLINES; TURBINES;

PUMPS;

EID: 73749088370     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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