Axial piston pump — An axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block. It can be used as a stand alone pump, a hydraulic motor or an automotive air conditioning compressor. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
pump — pump1 pumpable, adj. pumpless, adj. pumplike, adj. /pump/, n. 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes. 2. Engin., Building Trades. a shore … Universalium
Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… … Wikipedia
Axial flow pump — An axial flow pump, or AFP, is a common type of water pump that essentially consists of a propeller in a tube. The propeller can be driven directly by a sealed motor in the tube or by a right angle drive shaft that pierces the tube.The main… … Wikipedia
axial-flow — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having the fluid or gas flowing parallel to the axis axial flow turbine axial flow pump compare radial flow * * * /ak see euhl floh /, adj. having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine … Useful english dictionary
Hydraulic pump — A Hydraulic is used in hydraulic drive systems.Hydraulic pumps can be hydrostatic or hydrodynamic.Hydrostatic pumps are positive displacement pumps.Hydrostatic pumps can be fixed displacement pumps, in which the displacement (flow through the… … Wikipedia
Centrifugal pump — Warman centrifugal pump in a coal preparation plant application A centrifugal pump is a rotodynamic pump that uses a rotating impeller to create flow by the addition of energy to a fluid. Centrifugal pumps are commonly used to move liquids… … Wikipedia
Turbomolecular pump — A turbomolecular pump is a type of vacuum pump, superficially similar to a turbopump, used to obtain and maintain high vacuum. These pumps work on the principle that gas molecules can be given momentum in a desired direction by repeated collision … Wikipedia
Injection pump — for a 12 cylinder diesel engine An Injection Pump is the device that pumps fuel into the cylinders of a diesel engine or less typically, a gasoline engine. Traditionally, the pump is driven indirectly from the crankshaft by gears, chains or a… … Wikipedia
Variable displacement pump — A variable displacement pump is a device that converts mechanical energy to hydraulic (fluid) energy. The displacement, or amount of fluid pumped per revolution of the pump s input shaft can be varied while the pump is running.Many variable… … Wikipedia