Page 18 - Know and Understand Centrifugal Pumps
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Basic Pump
Principles
In trod uct ion
Pumps are used to transfer liquids from low-pressure zones to high-
pressure zones:
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Without a pump in this system, the liquid would move in the opposite
direction because of the pressure differential.
Pumps are also used to move liquids from a low elevation into a higher
elevation, and to move liquids from one place to another. Pumps are
also used to accelerate liquids through pipes.
How do pumps work?
The fluid arrives at the pump suction nozzle as it flows through the
