Vertical turbine pumps are typically used whenever a liquid needs to be pumped upward from ground water tables (deep well pumps), manmade underground storage (caverns) or open bodies of liquid.

Vertical turbine pumps are also used in inline applications such as pipelines, booster and low-NPSH systems.

The Sulzer SJT is an "engineered-to-order" vertical turbine pump and has a capacity of up to 50,000 m3/h (220,000 USgpm) with a total of maximum single stage head of up to 115 m (380 ft) in sizes up to 3,000 mm (120 inches) in bowl diameter.

Max. operating pressure: 40 bar / 600 psi
Temperatures: up to 230° C / up to 450° F