CPC F04C 2/165 (2013.01) [F04C 2/084 (2013.01); F04C 18/16 (2013.01); F04C 18/165 (2013.01); F04C 2240/20 (2013.01); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A screw assembly for a triple screw pump, comprising:
a central screw and two lateral screws, all of the screws being provided with one or more helicoidal threads, each lateral screw being arranged to mesh with said central screw, and a lateral screw axis of at least one of the two lateral screws being parallel to a central screw axis,
wherein a distance between the central screw axis and the lateral screw axis is greater than 1/2 and lower than 3/5 of a central screw external diameter, the distance being transverse to the respective central screw axis and the lateral screw axis.
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