Stacked self-priming pump and centrifugal pump
US8123458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/912
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stacked pump arrangement for mixed-media flow includes a first, self-priming, centrifugal pump with a volute having an inlet and an outlet and a second straight centrifugal pump mounted to an upper portion of the first centrifugal pump, the second straight centrifugal pump also having a volute with an inlet and an outlet. A transition chamber is connected, at one end, to the first centrifugal pump volute outlet and is connected, at another end, to the second straight centrifugal pump volute inlet.
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