Centrifugal pumping apparatus.

摘要

A centrifugal pump for pumping gas containing fiber suspensions includes a centrifugal pumping chamber (54); a centrifugal impeller (60) rotatably mounted within the pumping chamber (54); a liquid ring vacuum pump with a vacuum pump chamber (76) adjacent the centrifugal pumping chamber which includes a radially vaned vacuum pump rotor (96) mounted for rotation therein; an intermediate wall (72) separating the centrifugal pumping chamber from the liquid ring vacuum pump; and a gas inlet (94) and gas outlet (80) within the intermediate wall on the same side of the liquid-ring pump.