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What Are Some Best Practices for Starting a Pump in a Distribution System?
Author(s) -
Gimson Mark,
Duque Alejandro
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2016.42.0044
Subject(s) - noise (video) , distribution (mathematics) , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , engineering , computer science , control theory (sociology) , physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , artificial intelligence , control (management) , image (mathematics)
Whenever a pump is started in a distribution system, the sudden increase in flow and pressure can create pressure waves that can cause noise and damage. To avoid this, engineers find ways to slowly ramp up pump speed.