CENTRIFUGAL PUMP WITH OFFSET VOLUTE

摘要

A pump includes: (a) an elongated pump housing having first and second ends: (b) a primary impeller mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis, the impeller comprising a plurality of vanes whose outer tips define an impeller plane; (c) an inlet disposed in fluid communication with the primary impeller; and (d) an annular volute housing communicating with the primary impeller and with an outlet, where the volute housing is axially offset from the impeller plane.