The rotor takes a form similar to a corkscrew, and this, combined with the off-center rotary motion, leads to the alternative name: eccentric screw pump.
They are heavy-duty pneumatic screw pumps that are able to convey dry, free-flowing, or pulverized materials.
For highly viscous material follower plate pumps are connected with an eccentric screw pump or a scooping piston pump.
The scheme included the installation of 20 pumping stations, which raise water from the low-lying marshes into the embanked river using Archimedes' screw pumps.
In such a device a scooping piston pump or an eccentric screw pump can be used for pumping the stiff paste.
He is credited with designing innovative machines, including siege engines and the screw pump that bears his name.
Twin screw pumps are often used when pumping conditions contain high gas volume fractions and fluctuating inlet conditions.
The advantage of the screw pumps is the low sound level of these pumps; however, the efficiency is not high.
Types of screw pumps:
Three-Spindle screw pumps are used for transport of viscous fluids with lubricating properties.