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Martin-Candilejo AAuthorSantillán DAuthorGarrote LAuthor

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March 5, 2020
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Pump efficiency analysis for proper energy assessment in optimization of water supply systems

Publicated to: Water (WATER-SUI). 12 (1): 132- - 2020-01-01 12(1), DOI: 10.3390/w12010132

Authors:

Martin-Candilejo, A; Santillán, D; Garrote, L
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Civil Hidraul Energia & Medio Ambiente, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author

Abstract

© 2019 by the authors. Water supply systems need to be designed accounting for both construction and operational costs. When the installation requires water pumping, it is key for the operational costs to know how well the pump can perform. So far, pump efficiency has been considered using conservative values, in the absence of a better estimation. The aim of this paper was to improve determining the energy costs by clarifying what the value of the pump performance should be. For this, 226 commercial pumps were studied, registering the efficiency at the optimum operating point, as well as other variables such as the flow rate, height, and pump type. As a result, a strong relationship between the pump performance and the discharge flow was spotted. That allowed the generation of an empirical curve, which can be used by designers to anticipate what pump efficiency can be expected. The results are used in a simple case study using the Granados Optimization System. These achievements can be implemented in design policies for a better energy assessment in the optimization of water supply systems.
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Keywords

Affordable and clean energyDesignDesign policiesOptimizationPump efficiencyWater distribution systemsWater supply systems

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Water (WATER-SUI) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.82, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-25, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 18
  • Scopus: 28
  • Google Scholar: 11
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 118.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 113 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85793/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 124
  • Downloads: 31
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 7 - Affordable and clean energy, with a probability of 85% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MARTIN CANDILEJO, ARACELI) and Last Author (GARROTE DE MARCOS, LUIS MARIA).

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Project objectives

Los objetivos perseguidos en esta aportación se centran en mejorar la evaluación energética en sistemas de abastecimiento de agua mediante un análisis detallado de la eficiencia de bombas. Se plantean: determinar con mayor precisión los costos energéticos asociados al bombeo; analizar la eficiencia de 226 bombas comerciales en su punto óptimo de operación; caracterizar la relación entre el rendimiento de la bomba y el caudal de descarga; generar una curva empírica para predecir la eficiencia esperada de bombas; evaluar la aplicación práctica de estos resultados en un caso de estudio con el Granados Optimization System; y proponer la implementación de estos hallazgos en políticas de diseño para optimizar la energía en sistemas de suministro hídrico.
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Most relevant results

El estudio presenta un análisis detallado de la eficiencia de bombas en sistemas de abastecimiento de agua, con el objetivo de mejorar la estimación de costos energéticos. Los resultados más relevantes son: se evaluaron 226 bombas comerciales registrando la eficiencia en el punto óptimo de operación; se identificó una relación significativa entre la eficiencia de la bomba y el caudal de descarga; se desarrolló una curva empírica que permite anticipar la eficiencia esperada de la bomba; se consideraron variables como caudal, altura y tipo de bomba; finalmente, se aplicaron los resultados en un caso práctico mediante el Granados Optimization System para validar su utilidad en el diseño y optimización energética.
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