A centrifugal pump designed so that the volute case is split horizontally. The case divides on a plane that cuts through the eye of the impeller.
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SPREAD
The divergence of the air stream in a horizontal or vertical plane after it leaves the outlet.
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CASE DRAIN FILTER
A filter located in a line conducting fluid from a pump or motor housing to reservoir.
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BYPASS FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which only a portion of the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter at any instant or in which a filter having its own circulating pump operates in parallel to the main flow.
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SEA CHEST
An opening for supplying seawater to condensers, pumps, etc. located in the hull below the waterline and having means for the attachment of the associated piping
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PUMP
A device which converts mechanical force and motion into hydraulic fluid power.
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HORIZONTALLY POLARIZED WAVE
A plane polarized electromagnetic wave in which the electric field vector is in a horizontal plane.
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HEXAGON
A closed plane figure having six sides
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HORIZONTAL
Parallel to the plane of the horizon; perpendicular to the direction of gravity
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IMPELLER
The rotating wheel of a centrifugal pump.
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IMPELLER
The rotating wheel of a centrifugal pump.
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