Article | REF: BM4317 V1

Special-technology rotodynamic pumps

Author: Jean POULAIN

Publication date: October 10, 1998

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2. Pumps for heavy liquids

The term "charged liquids" covers fluids with dissimilar characteristics, which have led to the development of several types of pump, each with a specific purpose. To oversimplify, "charged liquids" can be grouped into 3 main categories:

  • fluids carrying abrasive or very abrasive powdery loads, but whose particle size remains small compared to the pump's flow cross-sections;

  • fluids transporting solid bodies of considerable size, which can lead to clogging of the impeller channels;

  • fluids containing fibrous, vegetable or organic matter, which can lead to slow clogging of any section of the pump.

2.1 Liquids with solid particles

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