Steam power plant auxiliaries and accessories; (1922)
Croft, Terrell, 1880- ed, Dufflin, Daniel John, 1911- ed · New York, [etc] McGraw-Hill book company, Inc · leaf 138
p. The liquid is supposed toenter in equal volumes from both sides. Since the inlet openings arealso supposed to be equal, the vacuum or pressure on one side of theimpeller is always equal and opposite to that on the other side. There-fore, no end-thrust is exerted. The impeller is also equipped… … Fig. 137.- -Piston, Or Automatic, Balancing System For Centrifugal Pumps.Laval Steam Turbine Co.) (De however, the inlet-openings are never exactly equal. The wearing ringsare likely to wear unevenly. One or both of these causes will set up anunbalanced end-thrust on the inside of the wearing…
Steam power plants · Pumping machinery
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