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❑ Glossary and Measurements

Appendix A: Glossary / Measurements

Hale Products, Inc., July 2006, Rev.-B

Stages .................The number of impellers in a pump that are used in series; that is, one following another

in terms of flow. Each impeller develops part of the total pump pressure.

Tachometer ........Indicates the speed of the engine crankshaft in revolutions per minute.

Torque.................The force that acts to produce rotation.

Transfer Valve ...A two-position valve in a pump that changes the operation from parallel (volume) to

series (pressure) operation and vice versa (not used on single stage pumps).

Vanes ..................Guides inside an impeller that direct fluid to the volute (pump body).

Volute..................A gradually increasing discharge waterway. Its function is to collect the water from the

impeller and, depending on its design, it either increases pressure and decreases

velocity or increases velocity and decreases pressure.

Water...................Amount of energy in the water stream.

Horsepower

Wear Rings .........See Clearance rings.

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