Tag Archives: Classification of Centrifugal Pump

Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps and Their Systems by Ron Palgrave. The book is for those new to the use and abuse of centrifugal pumps. It is also for those whose involvement with pumps is so occasional, that they need a reminder of the basics. Modern centrifugal pumps are not complex machines. Usually, they consist of a few castings, moldings, or pressings …

Classification of Centrifugal Pump Centrifugal pumps are classified in several ways. Pumps may be classified: • in terms of energy conversions (volute type and diffuser vane ring type); • in terms of fluid flow through the pump (radial, mixed flow and axial flow); • as either single stage or multistage i.e. in terms of number of stages; • according to …