Inlet device for a vertical pump and an arrangement comprising such an inlet device

An intake device for being mounted to a vertical pump, the intake device comprising:

• an inlet section with an inlet opening for a fluid to be pumped by the vertical pump, the inlet section extending in a first direction for horizontally guiding a flow of the fluid;
• an outlet section with an outlet opening for delivering the fluid to an inlet of the vertical pump, the outlet section connectable to an inlet of the vertical pump, the outlet section extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
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• a diverting section configured to divert the flow of fluid from the first direction to the second direction, the diverting section connecting the inlet section with the outlet section, and having a bottom wall opposing the outlet opening and a back wall opposing the inlet opening, the inlet section tapering towards the diverting section decreasing a cross section area of the inlet section,
• the diverting section comprising a splitter member arranged on the bottom wall and tapering in the second direction towards the outlet opening,
• the outlet section comprising a reducing part decreasing a cross section area of the outlet section, the reducing part being essentially bell shaped, and
• the inlet section comprising a bottom, a cover, and two side walls each connecting the bottom with the cover, the inlet section comprising a continuous partition wall extending in the first direction from the inlet opening into the diverting section, and extending in the second direction from the bottom to the cover, the continuous partition wall including an end disposed in direct contact with the splitter member.