The function of the section labeled "C" in the device illustrated is to provide a/an __________. GS-0075

Correct Answer: Option D — passage for gas to be discharged

In a rotary screw pump, the discharge port is designed to allow the trapped fluid to exit the pump housing as the screws rotate. Section 'C' represents the discharge passage, where the volume of fluid is pushed out of the pump casing into the discharge piping system under pressure.