The present work deals with theoretical and experimental considerations abount radial centrifugal pumps. Four analysis are made. They are: a) determination of theoretical characteristic curves; b) determination of characteristic curves of impellers with reduced diametes; c) influence of the narrowing of, impeller upon the characteristic experimental curves. Curves were determined in the capacity-head, capacity-effective power and capacity-efficiency the utilization of two models of Dancor pumps. Once the choice of the coeffcients needed for the theoretical calculation of a characteristic curve is made according to established of a characteristic curve is made according to establishe criteria, an approximation between the theorical and experimental curves a radical centrifugal pump is obtained. The determination of curves with cuts with 3.7 per cent and 11.1 per cent of the full impeller has been made. IT has been observed that when a pump impeller is cut the characteristic curves for the new diameter do not follow any more the laws of similarity because the is a variation in the efficiency mainly in the work zone of the pump. Assays have benn made with implellers that had widths 23 per cent less than the full ones. It has benn observed that with the narrowing of the impeller there are actually alterations in the triangles of velocity due to losses that occurin the exit of the impeller. On that acount. The characteristic are altered. Assays have also benn made with an impeller with 60 per cent more rugosity than a full one. It has benn shown is this study that the increase in rugosity causes alterations in the characteristic curves by shifting the best point of effciency to the left (lower capacity and lower head).