Energy Efficiency and Maintenance Costs of Pumping Systems for Groundwater Extraction

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4395-4408

  Mora, M ^a   Vera, J ^a   Rocamora, C ^a   Abadia, R ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pump energy efficiency; Pumping maintenance; Well pumping

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; MAINTENANCE COST; PUMP ENERGIES; PUMPING SYSTEMS; WATER EXTRACTION; WELL PUMPING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; WELL PUMPS;

PUMPING PLANTS;

COST; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; MAINTENANCE; METHODOLOGY; PUMPING;

EID: 84883754570     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0423-z     Document Type: Article

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