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Sign in to savethumb|right|A small, electrically powered pump thumb|right|A large, electrically driven pump for Water supply network|waterworks near the [[Hengsteysee, Germany]]A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy.
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A pump is a device that uses mechanical action to move fluids like liquids or gases from one place to another, usually by converting electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy. Pumps matter because they're essential for moving fluids in applications ranging from household water supply systems to industrial operations.
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- Types
- Electromagnetic pump{{anchor|Electromagnetic pump}}
- Positive-displacement pumps{{anchor|Positive-displacement pump}}
- Positive-displacement pump behavior and safety
- Positive-displacement types
- Rotary positive-displacement pumps
- Reciprocating positive-displacement pumps
- Various positive-displacement pumps
- Gear pump
- Screw pump
- Progressing cavity pump
- Roots-type pump
- Peristaltic pump
- Plunger pumps
- Triplex-style plunger pump
- Diaphragm pump
- Rope pump
- Impulse pump
- Hydraulic ram pump
- Velocity pumps
- Radial-flow pump
- Axial-flow pump
- Regenerative turbine pump <span class="anchor" id="Peripheral pump"></span>
- Side-channel pump<span class="anchor" id="Side-channel pump"></span>
- Eductor-jet pump
- Gravity pumps
- Steam pump
- Valveless pumps
- Pump repairs
- Applications
- Priming a pump
- Pumps as public water supplies
- Sealing multiphase pumping applications
- Types and features of multiphase pumps
- Helico-axial (centrifugal)
- Twin-screw (positive-displacement)
- Progressive cavity (positive-displacement)
- Electric submersible (centrifugal)
- Specifications
- Pumping power
- Efficiency
- Minimum flow protection
- References
- Further reading
thumb|right|A small, electrically powered pump thumb|right|A large, electrically driven pump for Water supply network|waterworks near the [[Hengsteysee, Germany]]A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy.
Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of applications such as pumping water from wells, aquarium filtering, pond filtering and aeration, in the car industry for water-cooling and fuel injection, in the energy industry for pumping oil and natural gas or for operating cooling towers and other components of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. In the medical industry, pumps are used for biochemical processes in developing and manufacturing medicine, and as artificial replacements for body parts, in particular the artificial heart and penile prosthesis.