centrifugal pump
Britishnoun
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The biggest challenge comes when the growing fish must be moved to the largest tanks, which requires a large centrifugal pump.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2023
A clean strainer is particularly important on a centrifugal pump because the absence of positive displacement means that even the slightest restriction in the liquid�s path can cause a reduction or stoppage in flow.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Both deliver 1,600 gph�the highest volume of any centrifugal pump on the market.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The whole of the interior surface is washed with a fountain of alkali, kept in circulation by means of a small centrifugal pump.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
The propeller of this consisted of a strong centrifugal pump, with vertical axis, actuated by a low pressure engine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
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