Variable speed pumping : a guide to successful applications

Prepared by industry experts from the pump, motor and drive industries under the auspices of Europump and the Hydraulic Institute, this reference book provides a comprehensive guide to variable speed pumping. It includes technical descriptions of pumping systems and their components, and guides the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors European Association for Pump Manufacturers, Hydraulic Institute (U.S.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK ; New York : Elsevier, ©2004.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080520469
0080520464
9781856174497
1856174492
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 172 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Pumping system hydraulic characteristics; System and process requirements; Pumps; concepts for estimating pumping energy costs; Motors; Variable speed drives; Control principle for variable speed pumping; Selection process
  • new systems; Selection process
  • retrofitting to existing equipment; Benefits, drawbacks and operational issues; Financial justification Case studies; Appendices.