Clone of Worthington centrifugal pump

Manufactured by the Worthington Corporation in the mid-20th century, this four-stage centrifugal pump is representative of a type of hydraulic machinery widely used in industrial installations to this day. The four impellers are mounted on a single shaft, in a specific arrangement designed to reduce the axial loads acting on the bearings. Converted into an exhibition model by means of carefully selected sectional cutaways of various components, this pump was used for many years as a teaching aid at the former Institute of Machines of the University of Palermo.

Industrial plants.

Per gentile donazione dell'ing. Paolo Mercadante.