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A pump is a device used to move gases, liquid Liquid

A liquid is one of the main phases of matter [i]. ... 

s, or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding energy to the system . A gas pump is generally called a compressor Gas compressor

A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure [i] of a gas [i] by reducing its volume [i] ... 

. The earliest pump was described by Archimedes Archimedes

Archimedes was an ancient Greek [i] mathematician [i], physicist [i], engineer [i], astronomer [i] ... 

 in the 3rd century BC and is known as the Archimedes screw Archimedes' screw

Archimedes' screw, or the Archimedean screw, is a machine [i] historically used for transferring w ... 

 pump. Pumps work by using mechanical forces to push the material, either by physically lifting, or by the force of compression.

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1854   An epidemic of cholera Cholera

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 in London London

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 kills 10,000. Dr John Snow John Snow (physician)

[i] and medical [[hygiene]... 

 traces the source of one outbreak (that killed 500) to a single water pump Pump

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, validating his theory that cholera Cholera

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 is water-borne, and forming the starting point for epidemiology Epidemiology

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This article is about the mechanical device. For the shoe see Pump Pump

This article is about the mechanical device.... 

. For the Aerosmith Aerosmith

Aerosmith is a prominent American [i] rock [i] band often regarded as "America' ... 

 album see Pump Pump

This article is about the mechanical device.... 

. For the see .



A pump is a device used to move gases, liquid Liquid

A liquid is one of the main phases of matter [i]. ... 

s, or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding energy to the system . A gas pump is generally called a compressor Gas compressor

A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure [i] of a gas [i] by reducing its volume [i] ... 

.

The earliest pump was described by Archimedes Archimedes

Archimedes was an ancient Greek [i] mathematician [i], physicist [i], engineer [i], astronomer [i] ... 

 in the 3rd century BC and is known as the Archimedes screw Archimedes' screw

Archimedes' screw, or the Archimedean screw, is a machine [i] historically used for transferring w ... 

 pump.
Pumps work by using mechanical forces to push the material, either by physically lifting, or by the force of compression.

Types

Pumps fall into three categories: positive displacement, kinetic , and jet . Their names describe the method for moving water.



A positive displacement pump causes water to move by trapping a fixed volume of water and then forcing that trapped volume into the receiving pipe. Positive displacement pumps can be further classified as either rotary-type or reciprocating-type .

A centrifugal pump causes water to move by transfering the kinetic energy from a motor into water pressure .

A eductor-jet pump is special type of pump without moving parts that uses the kinetic energy of a fluid to increase the pressure of a second fluid.

Application

Pumps are used throughout society for a variety of purposes. Early applications includes the use of the windmill or watermill Watermill

A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel [i] or turbine [i] to drive a mechanica ... 

 to pump water. Today, the pump is used for irrigation, water supply, air conditioning , chemical movement, sewage movement, flood control, marine services, etc.

Because of the wide variety of applications, pumps have a plethora of shapes and sizes: from very large to very small, from handling gas to handling liquid, from high pressure to low pressure, and from high volume to low volume.

Power source



Pumps may be powered by an internal combustion engine Internal combustion engine

The internal combustion engine is a heat engine [i] in which the burning of a fuel [i] occurs ... 

, electric motor Electric motor

An electric motor converts electrical energy [i] into kinetic energy.... 

, manually , or by wind power Wind power

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbine [i]... 

 . Solar power has been used to power an electric motor, for remote locations.

See also

  • Fire pump Fire pump

    A fire pump is usually a part of a large building fire sprinkler [i] system and is connected to the municipal water system [i] ... 

     and Jockey pump
  • Oil pump Pumpjack

    A pump jack, nodding donkey or horsehead pump is the overground drive for a submersible pump [i] ... 

  • Pumping station Pumping station

    Pumping stations are buildings designed to hold pump [i]s and equipment for pumping fluids from one plac ... 

  • Boiler feedwater pump
  • Circulator pump
  • Condensate pump
  • Chain pumps
  • Concrete pump Concrete pump

    A concrete pump is a tool for transferring liquid concrete [i] via pump [i]ing.

... 


  • Cyclic pump
  • Metering pump Metering pump

    A Metering pump is a pump [i] used to pump liquid [i]s at adjustable flow rate [i]s which are precise [i] ... 

  • Rope pump
  • Compressors Gas compressor

    A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure [i] of a gas [i] by reducing its volume [i] ... 

  • Vacuum pump Vacuum pump

    A vacuum pump is a pump [i] that removes gas molecules from a sealed volume in order to leave behind a p ... 

  • Wind pump Windpump

    A windpump is similar to a windmill [i]. ... 

  • Air compressor Gas compressor

    A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure [i] of a gas [i] by reducing its volume [i] ... 

  • Bicycle pump Bicycle pump

    A bicycle pump is a type of positive displacement pump [i] specifically designed for inflating bicycle tire [i] ... 

  • Eductor-jet pump
  • Roundabout PlayPump
  • Turbopump
  • Tesla turbine Tesla turbine

    The Tesla turbine is a bladeless turbine [i] design patent [i]ed by Nikola Tesla [i] in 1913 [i] ... 

  • Airlift pump

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