Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump

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Mixed flow centrifugal pumps borrow characteristics from both radial flow and axial flow pumps. As liquid flows through the impeller of a mixed flow pump, the impeller blades push the liquid out away from the pump shaft and to the pump suction at an angle greater than 90 degrees. The impeller of a typical mixed flow pump and the flow through a mixed flow pump are shown below.

Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump