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What is a pump? |
A machine, driven by an external power, to give energy to fluid |
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The two types of pump? |
Centrifugal pump External power is the road engine and pumps out water
Positive Displacement pump Moves a piston through a cylinder to put pressure on a fluid. This can pump gas |
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What is a centrifugal pump do? |
Centrifugal pumps rely on centrifugal force. Centrifugal force is an outward force associated with rotation |
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What are 2 parts of a single stage centrifugal pump |
• Impeller • The Volute |
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What is the Impeller |
Imparts kinetic energy to the fluid. Fluid enters the centre, accelerates and transfers fluid outwards |
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What does the Volute do? |
Converts the kinetic energy to pressure energy. |
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What does the Godiva World Series multi-pressure pump on the appliance do? |
• supply high volumes of water at low pressure • supply low volumes of water at high pressure • both high and low pressures simultaneously |
