# volute

> curved funnel that increases in area as it approaches the discharge port; casing in a centrifugal pump that receives the fluid being pumped by the impeller, maintaining the velocity of the fluid through to the diffuser

**Wikidata**: [Q7447110](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7447110)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volute_(pump))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/volute-q7447110


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)