Patent ID: 11873837
Assignee: W.S. DARLEY & CO.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A centrifugal pump comprising:
an impeller contained within a single-piece casing, the casing comprising a first cut-water fluid flow path defined in part by a lower casing wall, a first discharge nozzle positioned at a first discharge arm extending from the lower casing wall a first distance, a second discharge nozzle positioned at a second discharge arm extending from the lower casing wall a second distance, the first cut-water fluid flow path communicates with the first discharge nozzle and the second discharge nozzle, the first discharge nozzle and the second discharge nozzle situated substantially at opposing ends of the pump, and the first discharge arm positioned adjacent a trailing edge of a second cut-water wall, the second cut-water wall in part defining the first cut-water fluid flow path and a second cut-water fluid flow path, the first distance being greater than the second distance.