Water enters the centrifugal pump through the:

Water enters the centrifugal pump through the:

• A. Eye of the impeller
• B. Volute housing
• C. Discharge outlet
• D. Suction flange

Answer: (A)

In a centrifugal pump, the flow enters the rotating part of the pump at the eye of the impeller. Water is drawn into the pump through the suction path and reaches the center of the impeller—the eye—where the impeller vanes begin to accelerate it outward. From there, the water moves into the surrounding volute housing, where its velocity is converted to pressure, and finally exits through the discharge outlet. The suction flange is the external connection for bringing water into the pump, but the actual entry point into the impeller’s flow paths is the eye.

In a centrifugal pump, the flow enters the rotating part of the pump at the eye of the impeller. Water is drawn into the pump through the suction path and reaches the center of the impeller—the eye—where the impeller vanes begin to accelerate it outward. From there, the water moves into the surrounding volute housing, where its velocity is converted to pressure, and finally exits through the discharge outlet. The suction flange is the external connection for bringing water into the pump, but the actual entry point into the impeller’s flow paths is the eye.