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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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348 <strong>Centrifugal</strong> <strong>Pumps</strong>: <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Application</strong><br />

Figure 16-7. Axial thrust on single-suction clos<strong>ed</strong> impeller with ribs on back<br />

side,<br />

pumps <strong>and</strong> stack<strong>ed</strong> (all impellers facing one direction) for difftiser<br />

pumps.<br />

Back-to-back impellers. This arrangement simplifies axial balance for<br />

an odd or even number of stages. In this design there are two locations on<br />

the rotating element that break down half the total pump head. One is the<br />

center bushing between the center back-to-back impellers, <strong>and</strong> the other<br />

is the throttle bushing in the high-pressure stuffing box. Sleeve diameters<br />

at these locations can be siz<strong>ed</strong> to provide axial balance for any number of<br />

stages.

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