Inventors:
Juan Jimenez - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
F01D 3/02, F01D 13/02
US Classification:
415 99, 415 90, 415101, 415102, 415131, 415143
Abstract:
The present invention is a centrifugal pump that pumps high-viscosity liquids, slurries, and solids-containing liquids. The pump has a housing, a chamber formed within the housing, a first discoidal member positioned in the chamber, a second discoidal member positioned in that chamber, connecting rods connecting a periphery of the first discoidal member to a periphery of the second discoidal member, and a drive for rotating the first discoidal member and the second discoidal member positioned in the chamber. The first discoidal member is either a recessed impeller or half-regular closed centrifugal impeller. The second discoidal member is a recessed impeller, a disc impeller, or a half-regular closed centrifugal impeller. The second discoidal member has a hole in the center.