Inlet device for a vertical pump and an arrangement comprising such an inlet device
US10844874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/511
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intake device for a pump includes an inlet section extending in a first direction for guiding a fluid, an outlet section for delivering the fluid to an inlet of the pump, the outlet section extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a diverting section for diverting the fluid from the first to the second direction, the diverting section connecting the inlet and outlet sections, and having a bottom wall opposing the an outlet opening and a back wall opposing an inlet opening, the inlet section tapering towards the diverting section to decrease a cross sectional area of the inlet section, the diverting section includes a splitter member arranged on the bottom wall that tapers in the second direction towards the outlet opening, and the outlet section includes an essentially bell shaped reducing part for decreasing a cross sectional area of the outlet section.
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