Developing system head curves for closed systems

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 84-89

  Walski, Thomas ^a   Hartell, Wayne ^a   Wu, Zheng ^a  

^a BENTLEY SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUMPS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CLOSED SYSTEMS; PRESSURE ZONES; PUMP SELECTION; PUMPING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM HEAD CURVES;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 77957916133     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb10189.x     Document Type: Article

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