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Section: abstract

A jet pump comprising:                a nozzle apparatus having a header portion including, inside, a first pipe member forming a suction fluid passage for introducing suction fluid and the header portion surrounding the first pipe member, for introducing driving fluid, and a nozzle portion connected to the header portion, surrounding the first pipe member and forming an annular ejection outlet for ejecting the driving fluid;        a jet pump body for mixing the driving fluid and the suction fluid sucked by the ejection of the driving fluid, and discharging the mixed fluid; and        a second pipe member having one end connected to the nozzle apparatus, for introducing the driving fluid to the header portion,        wherein the first pipe member is disposed through the one end inside a driving fluid passage formed in the second pipe member, and forms an opening portion of the suction fluid passage opened to the outside of the second pipe member; and        the driving fluid passage is formed so that the driving fluid flowing toward the one end hits the first pipe member diagonally to the axial direction of the first pipe member.