centrifugal pump

noun

1. a pump having a high-speed rotating impeller whose blades throw the water outwards

Example Sentences

The biggest challenge comes when the growing fish must be moved to the largest tanks, which requires a large centrifugal pump.

From Science Magazine

Four gun-metal centrifugal pumps were fitted for circulating water through the condensers.

From Project Gutenberg

Still, it's the first time I've made the acquaintance of any of them, and I shouldn't have fancied one could get a thrill of this kind out of a centrifugal pump.

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The high speed at which engines of this class are driven renders it possible to operate a centrifugal pump directly and to mount both the engine and machine which it actuates on the same base.

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The centrifugal pump is not as positive as the gear form, and some manufacturers prefer the latter because of the positive pumping features.

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