 There are two types of impeller movement:

 Axial flow impeller and Radial flow impeller

Axial impeller
Radial impeller

 In axial impeller, fluid moves axially to the

shaft. In radial flow impeller, fluid moves
perpendicularly to the shaft. Axial impellers
are generally used for high flow and very
low-pressure applications; whereas radial
impellers are often used in multi-stage
split case centrifugal pumps.
 Radial Flow:
 The impeller discharges fluid at
right angles to the shaft axis. In this
centrifugal pump in which the
pressure is developed wholly by
centrifugal force. The radial type
pumps are used for the application of
high head and low discharge.
 Axial Flow:
 The flow through impeller is parallel
to shaft axis low egad and very high
discharge. The axial flow type pumps are
used for the application of medium head
and high discharge.
 In this centrifugal pump in which the
pressure is developed by the propelling
or lifting action of the vanes of the
impeller on the liquid.
 Axial Split-Case Pumps
 Axial split-case pumps have a casing that is
split along the center line of the shaft. The
impellers can be readily exposed for service
and inspection by removing the upper half
of the casing. It is also called horizontal split
or horizontal split-case pump. Axial-split
pumps may be single stage or multistage for
higher pressures.
 The pumps are usually mounted with shafts
in the horizontal position, but vertically
mounted pumps for reduced floor space are
also available.