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centrifugal pump

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noun

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

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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

Both deliver 1,600 gph�the highest volume of any centrifugal pump on the market.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cooling is furnished by a centrifugal pump, which delivers 25 gallons per minute at 1,400 R. P. M.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

The chamber is now immersed in the dye-bath and the hot liquor is drawn through the cops by means of a centrifugal pump and returned continuously to the dye-bath.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various