rotodynamic
Meanings
adj
- In which energy is continuously imparted to the pumped fluid by means of a rotating impeller, propeller, or rotor (unlike a positive displacement pump, in which a fluid is moved by trapping a fixed amount of fluid and forcing the trapped volume into the pump's discharge)
Word forms
Etymology
From roto- + dynamic.
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