METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUMPING A MATERIAL AND A ROTOR FOR USE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for pumping a material and a rotor used in said apparatus. Especially preferably the method, apparatus and rotor according to the invention are suitable for pumping thick, gas-containing, the gas in most cases being air, fiber suspensions of the wood processing industry. The method, apparatus and rotor (522) of the invention are characterized in that the pulp in question is pumped by means of a centrifugal pump utilizing a rotor (522), the blades (562) of which have been twisted so that their pitch changes along an essential part of the length of the rotor (522).