Pumps as turbines (PATs) in water distribution networks affected by intermittent service

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-271

  Puleo, Valeria ^a   Fontanazza, Chiara Maria ^b   Notaro, Vincenza ^b   De Marchis, Mauro ^b   Freni, Gabriele ^b   La Loggia, Goffredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy production; Hydraulic modelling; Pressure driven demand; Pump as turbine; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899689955     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2013.200     Document Type: Article

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