Pump as turbine (PAT) design in water distribution network by system effectiveness

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1211-1225

  Carravetta, Armando ^a   Del Giudice, Giuseppe ^a   Fecarotta, Oreste ^a   Ramos, Helena M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; PAT electrical regulation; PAT hydraulic regulation; Pump as turbine (PAT); Variable operating strategy (vos); water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; PUMPS; TURBINES;

EFFECTIVENESS; OPERATING STRATEGY; PAT ELECTRICAL REGULATION; PAT HYDRAULIC REGULATION; PUMP AS TURBINE (PAT); WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

LEAKAGE; MECHANICAL CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PUMP; TURBINE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885359303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5031211     Document Type: Article

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