A Centrifugal Pump is the most common type of pump, uses one or more impellers which attach to and rotate with the shaft, converting rotational kinetic energy to a hydrodynamic energy to transport fluids. The rotational energy typically comes from an engine or electric motor. The Centrifugal Pump is generally used for transport of liquid volumes in excess of 5-10 m3/h with pressure differentials upward of 1 bar. Aside from the standard centrifugal pump there are several specialist designs including a fire pump, end suction pump, grinder pump, cryogenic pump, and submersible pump and so on. For high differential pressure centrifugal pumps handle the large liquid volumes (e.g., greater than 100m3/h), there may be a requirement for an upstream booster pump to provide it with sufficient suction pressure. The pumping configuration in terms of multiple parallel units will depend on specific requirements.
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