The combined pump is a novel pumping system for fluids (liquids, gases)
and for multiple-phase mixtures. This combined pump comprises a helical
rotor on which a rotodynamic impeller is mounted. The helical rotor and
impeller turns without touching inside a helical stator, and this helical
rotor/impeller assembly and stator are arranged so that the cavities
formed move from the suction toward the discharge. Using the rotodynamic
impeller, the combined pump provides a pressurized fluid layer between
the helical rotor/impeller assembly and the stator under conditions
capable of improving the performances and the reliability of the pump.