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Centrifugal Pump
Pump type that creates work to increase fluid pressure by using the rotational energy of its impeller.
The impeller’s rotation introduces kinetic energy to the liquid, causing it to move outward due to centrifugal force. As the fluid moves outward, its velocity decreases, converting kinetic energy into pressure energy at the discharge.
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