Type of suspension used on late model M-4 Sherman tanks, earlier versions had vertical volute suspensions, for picture locate one of a M-4E8 Sherman.Z.
a volute is the spiral curls on the capital of an ionic column
The volute of a centrifugal pump is the tank that holds the liquid being pumped. The centrifugal pump is a type of pump that uses a swirling motion to pump liquid.
Essentially a sump pump encased in a concrete volute to reduce noise and vibration. These are desirable for high volume, continuous use applications.
a Volute
Spiral, coil, volute, whorl.
I say that it is made from ceramic glass
When a centrifugal pump operates at its best efficiency point (BEP), the flow angles match with the impeller vane angles. At the BEP, the flow velocity in the volute is uniform around the volute (i.e., there is not acceleration of the fluid in the volute). Therefore, the pressure around the volute is uniform. The uniform pressure around the circumference results in a net zero radial force on the impeller (or the shaft). Note this is theoretical. In practice even at BEP, there is a small radial load because the pressure is not uniform. If the pump is operated away from the BEP, the flow velocities in the volute are non-uniform which results in a non-uniform pressure field and a net radial load (can be obtained by integrating the pressure around the circumference of the volute or the impeller).
rotational
volute and or diffuser
Taken from Wiki.The term volute is used in a number of different contexts, all of which derive from and allude to the original Latin root word voluta ("scroll"):So any picture with spiral or scroll like features is "Volute"
Ionic columns, the swirls are called volute scrolls.
volute has an increasing flow area as it wraps around the impeller.So, when the pump is operating at BEP (best efficiency point) ,have to keep the flow velocity constant around the impeller. To achieve that function, the area increases so as to accept the additional flow exiting the impeller.