Reverse flow turbine
Reverse flow turbine
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How do we estimate the flow range or the operating range of a centrifugal pump being used as a reverse flow turbine?
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RE: Reverse flow turbine
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Reverse flow turbine
RE: Reverse flow turbine
Johnny Pellin
RE: Reverse flow turbine
Lecture 5 – Numerical Simulation of a Pump Operating in a Turbine Mode
This paper described an evaluation for using pumps as hydraulic turbines in order to provide electricity to 6000 remote sites in India.
Johnny Pellin
RE: Reverse flow turbine
The outcome I am not aware of.