A centrifugal pump operates through the transfer of rotational energy from one or more driven rotors, called impellers. The action of the impeller increases the fluid’s velocity and pressure and directs it towards the pump outlet.  With its simple design, the centrifugal pump is well understood and easy to operate and maintain.

Centrifugal pump designs offer simple and low cost solutions to most low pressure, high capacity pumping applications involving low viscosity fluids such as water, solvents, chemicals and light oils.  Typical applications involve water supply and circulation, irrigation, and the transfer of chemicals in petrochemical plants.  Positive displacement pumps are preferred for applications involving highly viscous fluids such as thick oils and slurries, especially at high pressures, for complex feeds such as emulsions, foodstuffs or biological fluids, and when accurate dosing is required.