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Figure 3-10. Vertical propeller type Figure 3-11. Vertical single-stage mixed flow type pump, liquid inlet
pump. (Courtesy Peerless Pump and impeller. (Courtesy Peerless Pump Div., FMC Corp.)
Div., FMC Corp.)

Plain or Tilting Pad
Gearbox-------· Journal Bearings

Impeller
Case/I

Pump

Figure 3-12. Single-stage, high speed (>5000 ft) centrifugal process pump. Pumps are high speed, gear driven, and especially suited for appli-
cations in light hydrocarbon liquid service. (Courtesy Sundstrand Fluid Handling, Inc.)