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Increase Pumping Plant Efficiency to Save Energy
Author(s) -
Hansen Hugh J.,
Trimmer Walter L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1989.tb00764.x
Subject(s) - efficient energy use , waste management , environmental science , energy (signal processing) , process engineering , plant efficiency , environmental engineering , automotive engineering , engineering , power station , electrical engineering , mathematics , statistics
Pumping plants that operate inefficiently waste energy. To eliminate this waste, pumping plants should be tested for efficiency and adjusted as necessary. The article presents methods to determine energy efficiency, causes of low efficiency, and corrective measures.