- Operations & Training
NFSA Technical Tuesday: How Pumps Work
Aug. 9, 2011 - Aug. 9, 2011
National Fire Sprinkler Association’s Technical Tuesday 2011 Online Courses August 9, 2011How Pumps WorkBasic – Kenneth E. Isman, P.E. This presentation will describe the components of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps to show how they increase the pressure of a liquid flowing through the device. For centrifugal pumps, the discussion will include the impellor (along with the eye, vanes, and shrouds), the shaft joining the impellor to the driver, the casing, and the packing.
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