US008398361B2

(12) Umted States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,398,361 B2

Sagoo et a]. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 19, 2013

(54) HIGH-EFFICIENCY, MULTI-STAGE 5,456,577 A 10/1995 O’Sullivan et al.

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND METHOD OF , ,
2 1%; glolilfrs?tl elt a1~
10 as e a.
ASSEMBLY 5,531,456 A 7/1996 Riel
__ 5,545,008 A 8/1996 Guelich
(75) Inventors: MaIlJlt Sagoo, Overland Park, KS (US); 5,551,337 A 9/1996 Hergt
Arnold Sdano, Overland Park, KS (US) 5,626,460 A 5/ 1997 Franke et a1.
5,634,769 A 6/1997 MetZinger
(73) Assignee: Pentair Pump Group, Inc., Golden 5,755,554 A 5/1998 Ryan
Vane MN (Us) 5,779,445 A 7/1998 Y0k_0ta et al.
y’ 5,785,495 A 7/1998 Sprlnger et al.
_ _ _ _ _ 5,795,129 A 8/1998 Urban et a1.
(*) Not1ce: Subject to any dlsclalmer, the term of th1s 5,846,055 A 12/1998 Brodersen et a1,
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,984,629 A 11/1999 Brodersen et al.
U_S_C_ 154(1)) by 529 days_ 6,017,187 A 1/2000 Mueller
6,019,927 A * 2/2000 Galliger ...................... .. 264/221
_ 6,053,698 A 4/2000 Hergt et al.
(21) APP1-N°-- 12/557’310 6,139,260 A 10/2000 Arbeus
(22) Filed: Sep. 10, 2009 (Continued)
(65) Prior Publication Data OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Us May 13, AJ. Stepanoff, PTLD; Centrifugal and FlOW Pumps Theory,
Design, andApplication; 1948; pp. 132-143; Figures 34 and 78; John
Related U_s_ Application Data Wiley & Sons, Inc., London; Chapman & Hall, Limited.
(60) Provisional application No. 61/095,863, ?led on Sep. (Continued)
10, 2008. _
Primary Examiner * Nlnh H Nguyen
(51) Int. Cl. Assistant Examiner * William Grigos
F04D 17/12 (2006.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Quarles & Brady LLP
F04D 13/12 (2006.01)
(52) us. Cl. ............ .. 415/66; 415/206; 415/67; 415/68; (57) ABSTRACT
416/198 R A high-e?iciency, multi-stage centrifugal pump and method
0f Classi?cation
415/68,
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. . . . . 1992;
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See application ?le for Complete Search hiSIOI'Y- back casing, an impeller, and a bladed diffuser. The front
_ casing and the back casing are removeably coupled around
(56) References Clted the impeller and the bladed diffuser. 1n the three-stage pump,
the ?uid can be pumped at a How rate betWeen about 300 liters
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS per second and about 500 liters per second With an ef?ciency
681,581 A * 8/1901 Richards ..................... .. 415/104 betWeen about 86% and about 91%. The method includes
1,130,422 A * 3/1915 Mueller 415/1992 separately casting, machining, and polishing each one of the
2,753,807 A * 7/1956 Lung ...... .. 415/1992
2,844,100 A * 7/1958 Heinicke ................ .. 417/42314
front
_
casing, the back casing, the impeller, and the bladed
4,177,008 A 12/1979 Florjancic dlffuser
5,114,311 A 5/1992 Beckeretal.
5,219,271 A 6/1993 Nachtrieb 8 Claims, 24 Drawing Sheets

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iilliarffenberger
roth et al.
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_
Application and Operation;
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