High-speed integral gear-driven single-stage overhung pumps are referred to as OH 6 type pumps. These pumps have a speed increasing gearbox integral with the pump. The impeller is mounted directly to the gearbox output shaft.
There is no coupling between the gearbox and pump; however, the gearbox is flexibly coupled to its driver. The pumps may be oriented vertically or horizontally.
Vertical in-line single-stage overhung pumps with separate bearing brackets are referred to as OH 3 type pumps.
They have a bearing housing integral with the pump to absorb all pump loads. The driver is mounted on a support integral to the pump. The pumps and their drivers are flexibly coupled.
Centreline-mounted single-stage overhung pumps are referred to as OH 2 type pumps. They have a single bearing housing to absorb all forces imposed upon the pump shaft and maintain rotor position during operation.
The pumps are mounted on a baseplate and are flexibly coupled to their drivers.