Assessing pump functionality and efficiency

Functionality is far more important than efficiency when selecting a wastewater pump, since maintenance and fault clearance is expensive; reduces the operational reliability and has a large impact on the carbon footprint of the whole pumping system. This article presents a way to assess both the fun...

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Published inWorld pumps Vol. 2017; no. 6; pp. 38 - 40
Main Authors Thamsen, Paul Uwe, Pöhler, Michael
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2017
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Summary:Functionality is far more important than efficiency when selecting a wastewater pump, since maintenance and fault clearance is expensive; reduces the operational reliability and has a large impact on the carbon footprint of the whole pumping system. This article presents a way to assess both the functional fulfilment and efficiency of a wastewater pump.
ISSN:0262-1762
1873-2593
DOI:10.1016/S0262-1762(17)30179-7