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Title: Single stage high pressure centrifugal slurry pump

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7003487

Apparatus is shown for feeding a slurry to a pressurized housing. An impeller that includes radial passages is mounted in the loose fitting housing. The impeller hub is connected to a drive means and a slurry supply means which extends through the housing. Pressured gas is fed into the housing for substantially enveloping the impeller in a bubble of gas. 9 figs.

Assignee:
Lockheed Missiles Space Co., Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 4439200; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-330469
OSTI ID:
7003487
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 14 Dec 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English