Optimization of parallel variable-speed-driven centrifugal pumps operation

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-173

  da Costa Bortoni, Edson ^a   Almeida, Roberto Alves ^a   Viana, Augusto Nelson Carvalho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Parallel pumping systems; Variable speed pumps

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; FLOW SPEEDS; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; PARALLEL PUMPING SYSTEMS; PUMPING HEAD; PUMPS OPERATION; SIMPLE METHODS; VARIABLE-SPEED PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS; SPEED; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS;

EID: 77649272360     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-008-9010-1     Document Type: Article

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