Term:
Propeller pump; axial flow pump
Definition:
A pump having one or more stages, each consisting of an impeller on vertical shaft. The impeller develops head by the propelling or lifting action on the water. Power is delivered to the impeller by a shaft.
Domain:
Water
Source:
Online Glossary of Irrigation Terms, Visy Industries Australia, retrieved in 2009 (http://www.irrig8right.com.au/Glossary/Glossary.htm); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009
