Question 360Motor Plants - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
Cooling water pumps driven by direct reversing diesel engines are usually_______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) straight impeller vane with concentric housing.
Cooling water pumps driven by direct reversing diesel engines typically use a straight impeller vane design with a concentric housing. This configuration allows the pump to efficiently move the cooling water through the system regardless of the engine's direction of rotation, which is essential for a reversing diesel engine.
The other answer choices are not correct because:
A) Curved impeller vanes are more commonly used in centrifugal pumps, not cooling water pumps for reversing diesel engines.
B) A tangential housing is not the typical design for cooling water pumps in this application.
C) Curved impeller vanes are not the standard for cooling water pumps on reversing diesel engines.
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