Sulzer Management Ag

Kalle Tiitinen

Sami Virtanen

Matti Koivikko

Teemu Gasman

Jussi Matula

Jussi Ahlroth

Hannu Heiskanen

Teemu GÅSMAN

The present invention relates to a centrifugal pump, the impeller of which comprises a shroud () with at least one solid and rigid working vane (), and at least one solid and rigid rear vane (), the at least one working vane () having a leading edge region (), a trailing edge region (), a central region (C), a side edge, a pressure face () and a suction face (), the at least one solid and rigid rear vane () having a trailing edge region, a side edge, a pressure face and a suction face. The trailing edge region () of the at least one working vane () is rounded by means of a rounding to have a thickness greater than that in the central region (C).

Impeller for a centrifugal pump

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Inkeroinen, Finland

Kalle Tiitinen