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Which of the following type of pump is based on the number of entrances to the impeller?

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Which of the following type of pump is based on the number of entrances to the impeller?

(a) Single stage pump

(b) Single suction pump

(c) Mixed flow pump

(d) Horizontal pump

This question was addressed to me at a job interview.

My question is from Centrifugal Pump topic in chapter Pumps and Pumping of Environmental Engineering

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Right option is (b) Single suction pump

To elaborate: Based on the number of entrances to the impeller, the centrifugal pump is divided into single suction and double suction pump. In a single suction pump, the liquid enters from one side of the impeller.

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