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Open AccessNumerical investigation of flow characteristics in the front and rear chambers of centrifugal pump and pump as turbine
To investigate the flow characteristics in front chamber and rear chamber in pump mode and pump as turbine mode, a 3D computational model of a centrifugal pump was established, including the front and rear cha...
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Open AccessA theoretical model for predicting the startup performance of pumps as turbines
Using the unsteady Bernoulli equation for the pi** system and the angular momentum equation for the rotor, derives here a theoretical model to predict the startup performance of a pump as turbine (PAT). This...
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Comparative Experiments on a Self-priming Pump Delivering Water Medium During Rapid and Slow Starting Periods
This paper presents an experiment on the transient hydraulic performance of a self-priming pump for transporting clear water under fast and slow start-up states. In the experiment, five typical working conditi...
