Multiple discharge cylindrical pump collector
US4874575A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/913
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A space-saving discharge collector 40 for the rotary pump 28 of a pool-type nuclear reactor 10. An annular collector 50 is located radially outboard for an impeller 44. The annular collector 50 as a closed outer periphery 52 for collecting the fluid from the impeller 44 and producing a uniform circumferential flow of the fluid. Turning means comprising a plurality of individual passageways 54 are located in an axial position relative to the annular collector 50 for receiving the fluid from the annular collector 50 and turning it into a substantially axial direction.
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