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Pump efficiency: the road ahead to lower energy costs.(Fluid Handling)
From:
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper
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January 1, 2004| Author:
Alfredsson, Kjell
| COPYRIGHT 2004 Paper Industry Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Efficiency is the relation between used and supplied energy in a system. In all technical processes or products there are losses that reduce efficiency. A small pump can achieve at most 50% efficiency, while a very large pump can reach as much as 93% efficiency.
Efficiency or--more to the point--your return from the power suppliers' bill, is crucial for almost all pump users. For instance, consider that for a typical industrial pump unit energy often represents 90%-95% o...
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