If you need a water pump, you may be wondering about all the different options available and which one you need. While it is fairly easy to determine whether you need a horizontal or vertical one, there are many other options to consider, including whether you need a propeller pump or not. It is sometimes difficult to understand about propellers and impellers and which is which. However, you can use the terms interchangeably.
Propeller
A propeller is typically a fan-like piece of equipment that pushes water through quickly, which will in turn move a large vessel, such as a ship. It is usually a free-standing material made of stainless steel or some other heavy-duty metal and works very well at its job.
Impeller
An impeller is a type of propeller that includes a propeller inside a casing, which is also inside a pump. This type of propeller can be driven many ways, including by sealed motor, electric motor, diesel/petrol engines mounted outside the pipe and by a drive shaft at a right angle, which pierces the pipe.
Axial
Because the suction and discharge of particles are very small, the name axial fits well. This option has a very high flow rate with relatively low head, which means it can pump up to three times as much water or liquid with lifts of less than four meters. Centrifugal or radial-flow pumps cannot handle that much water at once. The axial propeller pump can be adjusted to run at different efficiencies, including low flows with high pressure and high flows with low pressures, though not all pumps can be adjusted.
Common Uses
Most companies choose to use these pumps to handle sewage flow from municipal, industrial and commercial sources, though the axial pump can also be used in sailboats, power plants, chemical industries, agriculture, fisheries and more.
Power plants will typically use these pumps for moving water from the river, lake or reservoir to the refrigeration lines, and they are used in the chemical industry to circulate large amounts of liquid. Farms can use these pumps as crop irrigation, fisheries and drains. This allows it to be cost-effective to farm in otherwise difficult-to-farm areas. Typical sewage treatment plants will use a propeller pump to recirculate nitrified mixed liquor wherever it is needed, though it can also be used to keep the sewage flowing through the pipes and into the appropriate areas.
A propeller pump is considered to be an axial flow pump and can be manufactured and designed by Business Name.
