About Lesson
Vertical Turbine Pump:
- It is a vertical axis centrifugal or mixed flow type pump comprising of stages which accommodate rotating impeller and stationary bowls possessing guide vanes.
- They are specially adapted to tube wells for seasonal fluctuation in the water level in the well.
- They are adapted to high lifts and have efficiencies under optimum operating conditions.
- However, they have higher initial cost and are more difficult to install and repair.