PUMP CLASSIFICATIONS

Industry type Markets Pump type Family Service End user Drive type Features Materials Fluids
Pulp and paper Municipal Axially split Rotodynamic Aquarium Home DC Self-priming Iron Fresh
single stage – owner Water
horizontal
Chemical Fire Radially split Rotodynamic Bilge Contractor AC Portable Steel Sewage
protection multi stage –
horizontal
Mining and Power Back pull-out Rotodynamic Bore hole Industrial Variable Jacketed Stainless Waste
mineral single stage – (multistage) frequency steel water
processing vertical
Pharmaceutical Industrial Barrel emptying Rotodynamic Bore hole Steam Mobile Copper alloy Pulp
multi stage – (special
vertical purpose
Oil and gas Residential Close coupled Submersible Caisson Internal Low NPSH Special alloy Chemicals
motor combustion
Agricultural Commercial Concrete volute Positive Cellar Compressed Power Coated Slurries
displacement air recovery
Petroleum Marine Diaphragm oil Special Fountain Hydraulic Belt drive Plastic/rubber Sludge
refinery free purpose
Desalinization Water parks Diaphragm Macerator Manual Piggy back Lined Abrasive
single/double
acting
Food and Hygienic Double entry Sewage Renewable High inlet Ceramic Sea water
beverage energy pressure
Construction External gear shower Sealless Fuels
Aviation Flexible vane Sludge Low Oil
pressure
high flow
Hospital and Sealless Solids High
health care handling pressure
low flow
Glandless Swimming Recessed
pool impeller
Sealless Mobile de-
magnetic drive watering
Sealless canned Manual
motor
Sealless Solar
submerged motor powered
Hand Sump
Manual Irrigation
In-line close- Transfer
coupled
In-line long High pressure
coupled
Internal gear High pressure
low flow
Lobe Low pressure
high flow
Mixed flow – Cooling tower
horizontal
Mixed flow –
vertical
Mixed flow -
volute
Peristaltic
Piston
Plunger ram
Proportioning and
dosing
Reactor
Regenerative
Rotary diaphragm
Screw
Self-priming
Side channel
Sliding vane
Vortex