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Pump

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Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Positive displacement pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Impulse pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Velocity pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Gravity pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Steam pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Valveless pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pump repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Priming a pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pumps as public water supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Sealing multiphase pumping applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pumping power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pump eciency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Reciprocating pump

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Chapter 1

Pump
For other uses of pump or pumps, see Pump (disambiguation).
A pump is a device that moves uids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action. Pumps can
be classied into three major groups according to the method they use to move the uid: direct lift, displacement, and
gravity pumps.[1]
Pumps operate by some mechanism (typically reciprocating or rotary), and consume energy to perform mechanical
work by moving the uid. Pumps operate via many energy sources, including manual operation, electricity, engines,
or wind power, come in many sizes, from microscopic for use in medical applications to large industrial pumps.
Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of applications such as pumping water from wells, aquarium ltering, pond
ltering 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. In the medical industry, pumps are used for biochemical processes
in developing and manufacturing medicine, and as articial replacements for body parts, in particular the articial
heart and penile prosthesis.
Single stage pump - When in a casing only one impeller is revolving then it is called single stage pump.
Double/ Multi stage pump - When in a casing two or more than two empeller is revolving than it is called double/
multi stage pump.
In biology, many dierent types of chemical and bio-mechanical pumps have evolved, and biomimicry is sometimes
used in developing new types of mechanical pumps.

1.1 Types
Mechanical pumps may be submerged in the uid they are pumping or be placed external to the uid.
Pumps can be classied by their method of displacement into positive displacement pumps, impulse pumps, velocity
pumps, gravity pumps, steam pumps and valveless pumps. There are two basic types of pumps: positive displacement
and centrifugal. Although axial-ow pumps are frequently classied as a separate type, they have essentially the same
operating principles as centrifugal pumps.[2]

1.1.1

Positive displacement pump

A positive displacement pump makes a uid move by trapping a xed amount and forcing (displacing) that trapped
volume into the discharge pipe.
Some positive displacement pumps use an expanding cavity on the suction side and a decreasing cavity on the discharge
side. Liquid ows into the pump as the cavity on the suction side expands and the liquid ows out of the discharge as
the cavity collapses. The volume is constant through each cycle of operation.
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A small, electrically powered pump

Positive displacement pump behavior and safety

Positive displacement pumps, unlike centrifugal or roto-dynamic pumps, theoretically can produce the same ow at
a given speed (RPM) no matter what the discharge pressure. Thus, positive displacement pumps are constant ow
machines. However, a slight increase in internal leakage as the pressure increases prevents a truly constant ow rate.
A positive displacement pump must not operate against a closed valve on the discharge side of the pump, because it
has no shuto head like centrifugal pumps. A positive displacement pump operating against a closed discharge valve
continues to produce ow and the pressure in the discharge line increases until the line bursts, the pump is severely
damaged, or both.
A relief or safety valve on the discharge side of the positive displacement pump is therefore necessary. The relief
valve can be internal or external. The pump manufacturer normally has the option to supply internal relief or safety
valves. The internal valve is usually only used as a safety precaution. An external relief valve in the discharge line,
with a return line back to the suction line or supply tank provides increased safety.

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A large, electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany

Horizontally mounted lobe pump (right) shown with its electric motor (left) and drive-shaft bearing (middle)

Positive displacement types

A positive displacement pump can be further classied according to the mechanism used to move the uid:
Rotary-type positive displacement: internal gear, screw, shuttle block, exible vane or sliding vane, circum-

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Discharge
Vane

Suction
Lobe pump internals

ferential piston, exible impeller, helical twisted roots (e.g. the Wendelkolben pump) or liquid ring vacuum
pumps
Reciprocating-type positive displacement: piston or diaphragm pumps
Linear-type positive displacement: rope pumps and chain pumps
Rotary positive displacement pumps
that captures and draws in the liquid.

These pumps move uid using a rotating mechanism that creates a vacuum

Advantages: Rotary pumps are very ecient because they naturally remove air from the lines, eliminating the need
to bleed the air from the lines manually.
Drawbacks: The nature of the pump requires very close clearances between the rotating pump and the outer edge,
making it rotate at a slow, steady speed. If rotary pumps are operated at high speeds, the uids cause erosion, which
eventually causes enlarged clearances that liquid can pass through, which reduces eciency.
Rotary positive displacement pumps fall into three main types:
Gear pumps - a simple type of rotary pump where the liquid is pushed between two gears
Screw pumps - the shape of the internals of this pump is usually two screws turning against each other to pump
the liquid
Rotary vane pumps - similar to scroll compressors, these have a cylindrical rotor encased in a similarly shaped
housing. As the rotor orbits, the vanes trap uid between the rotor and the casing, drawing the uid through
the pump.
Reciprocating positive displacement pumps

Main article: Reciprocating pump

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Rotary vane pump

Reciprocating pumps move the uid using one or more oscillating pistons, plungers, or membranes (diaphragms),
while valves restrict uid motion to the desired direction.
Pumps in this category range from simplex, with one cylinder, to in some cases quad (four) cylinders, or more. Many
reciprocating-type pumps are duplex (two) or triplex (three) cylinder. They can be either single-acting with suction
during one direction of piston motion and discharge on the other, or double-acting with suction and discharge in both
directions. The pumps can be powered manually, by air or steam, or by a belt driven by an engine. This type of pump
was used extensively in the 19th centuryin the early days of steam propulsionas boiler feed water pumps. Now
reciprocating pumps typically pump highly viscous uids like concrete and heavy oils, and serve in special applications
that demand low ow rates against high resistance. Reciprocating hand pumps were widely used to pump water from
wells. Common bicycle pumps and foot pumps for ination use reciprocating action.
These positive displacement pumps have an expanding cavity on the suction side and a decreasing cavity on the
discharge side. Liquid ows into the pumps as the cavity on the suction side expands and the liquid ows out of the
discharge as the cavity collapses. The volume is constant given each cycle of operation.
Typical reciprocating pumps are:
Plunger pumps - a reciprocating plunger pushes the uid through one or two open valves, closed by suction on
the way back.
Diaphragm pumps - similar to plunger pumps, where the plunger pressurizes hydraulic oil which is used to ex
a diaphragm in the pumping cylinder. Diaphragm valves are used to pump hazardous and toxic uids.
Piston pumps displacement pumps - usually simple devices for pumping small amounts of liquid or gel manually.
The common hand soap dispenser is such a pump.
Radial piston pumps
Various positive displacement pumps

The positive displacement principle applies in these pumps:

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Rotary lobe pump
Progressive cavity pump
Rotary gear pump
Piston pump
Diaphragm pump
Screw pump
Gear pump
Hydraulic pump
Rotary vane pump
Peristaltic pump
Rope pump
Flexible impeller pump

Gear pump Main article: Gear pump

This is the simplest of rotary positive displacement pumps. It consists of two meshed gears that rotate in a closely
tted casing. The tooth spaces trap uid and force it around the outer periphery. The uid does not travel back on
the meshed part, because the teeth mesh closely in the center. Gear pumps see wide use in car engine oil pumps and
in various hydraulic power packs.
Screw pump Main article: Screw pump
A screw pump is a more complicated type of rotary pump that uses two or three screws with opposing thread
e.g., one screw turns clockwise and the other counterclockwise. The screws are mounted on parallel shafts that have
gears that mesh so the shafts turn together and everything stays in place. The screws turn on the shafts and drive uid
through the pump. As with other forms of rotary pumps, the clearance between moving parts and the pumps casing
is minimal.
Progressing cavity pump Main article: Progressive cavity pump
Widely used for pumping dicult materials, such as sewage sludge contaminated with large particles, this pump
consists of a helical rotor, about ten times as long as its width. This can be visualized as a central core of diameter x
with, typically, a curved spiral wound around of thickness half x, though in reality it is manufactured in single casting.
This shaft ts inside a heavy duty rubber sleeve, of wall thickness also typically x. As the shaft rotates, the rotor
gradually forces uid up the rubber sleeve. Such pumps can develop very high pressure at low volumes.
Roots-type pumps Main article: Roots-type supercharger
Named after the Roots brothers who invented it, this lobe pump displaces the liquid trapped between two long
helical rotors, each tted into the other when perpendicular at 90, rotating inside a triangular shaped sealing line
conguration, both at the point of suction and at the point of discharge. This design produces a continuous ow with
equal volume and no vortex. It can work at low pulsation rates, and oers gentle performance that some applications
require.
Applications include:
High capacity industrial air compressors

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Roots superchargers on internal combustion engines.

A brand of civil defense siren, the Federal Signal Corporation's Thunderbolt.
Peristaltic pump Main article: Peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump is a type of positive displacement pump. It contains uid within a exible tube tted inside a circular
pump casing (though linear peristaltic pumps have been made). A number of rollers, shoes, or wipers attached to a
rotor compresses the exible tube. As the rotor turns, the part of the tube under compression closes (or occludes),
forcing the uid through the tube. Additionally, when the tube opens to its natural state after the passing of the cam
it draws (restitution) uid into the pump. This process is called peristalsis and is used in many biological systems such
as the gastrointestinal tract.
Plunger pumps Main article: Plunger pump
Plunger pumps are reciprocating positive displacement pumps.
These consist of a cylinder with a reciprocating plunger. The suction and discharge valves are mounted in the head
of the cylinder. In the suction stroke the plunger retracts and the suction valves open causing suction of uid into
the cylinder. In the forward stroke the plunger pushes the liquid out of the discharge valve. Eciency and common
problems: With only one cylinder in plunger pumps, the uid ow varies between maximum ow when the plunger
moves through the middle positions, and zero ow when the plunger is at the end positions. A lot of energy is wasted
when the uid is accelerated in the piping system. Vibration and water hammer may be a serious problem. In general
the problems are compensated for by using two or more cylinders not working in phase with each other.
Triplex-style plunger pumps Triplex plunger pumps use three plungers, which reduces the pulsation of single
reciprocating plunger pumps. Adding a pulsation dampener on the pump outlet can further smooth the pump ripple,
or ripple graph of a pump transducer. The dynamic relationship of the high-pressure uid and plunger generally
requires high-quality plunger seals. Plunger pumps with a larger number of plungers have the benet of increased
ow, or smoother ow without a pulsation dampener. The increase in moving parts and crankshaft load is one
drawback.
Car washes often use these triplex-style plunger pumps (perhaps without pulsation dampeners). In 1968, William
Bruggeman signicantly reduced the size of the triplex pump and increased the lifespan so that car washes could use
equipment with smaller footprints. Durable high pressure seals, low pressure seals and oil seals, hardened crankshafts,
hardened connecting rods, thick ceramic plungers and heavier duty ball and roller bearings improve reliability in
triplex pumps. Triplex pumps now are in a myriad of markets across the world.
Triplex pumps with shorter lifetimes are commonplace to the home user. A person who uses a home pressure washer
for 10 hours a year may be satised with a pump that lasts 100 hours between rebuilds. Industrial-grade or continuous
duty triplex pumps on the other end of the quality spectrum may run for as much as 2,080 hours a year.
The oil and gas drilling industry uses massive semi trailer-transported triplex pumps called mud pumps to pump
drilling mud, which cools the drill bit and carries the cuttings back to the surface.[3] Drillers use triplex or even
quintuplex pumps to inject water and solvents deep into shale in the extraction process called fracking.[4]
Compressed-air-powered double-diaphragm pumps One modern application of positive displacement diaphragm
pumps is compressed-air-powered double-diaphragm pumps. Run on compressed air these pumps are intrinsically
safe by design, although all manufacturers oer ATEX certied models to comply with industry regulation. These
pumps are relatively inexpensive and can perform a wide variety of duties, from pumping water out of bunds, to
pumping hydrochloric acid from secure storage (dependent on how the pump is manufactured elastomers / body
construction). Lift is normally limited to roughly 6m although heads can reach almost 200 psi (1.4 MPa).
Rope pumps Main article: Rope pump
Devised in China as chain pumps over 1000 years ago, these pumps can be made from very simple materials: A rope,
a wheel and a PVC pipe are sucient to make a simple rope pump. For this reason they have become extremely

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popular around the world since the 1980s. Rope pump eciency has been studied by grass roots organizations and
the techniques for making and running them have been continuously improved.[5]

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Impulse pumps

Impulse pumps use pressure created by gas (usually air). In some impulse pumps the gas trapped in the liquid
(usually water), is released and accumulated somewhere in the pump, creating a pressure that can push part of the
liquid upwards.
Conventional impulse pumps include:
Hydraulic ram pumps kinetic energy of a low-head water supply is stored temporarily in an air-bubble
hydraulic accumulator, then used to drive water to a higher head.
Pulser pumps run with natural resources, by kinetic energy only.
Airlift pumps run on air inserted into pipe, which pushes the water up when bubbles move upward
Instead of a gas accumulation and releasing cycle, the pressure can be created by burning of hydrocarbons. Such
combustion driven pumps directly transmit the impulse form a combustion event through the actuation membrane to
the pump uid. In order to allow this direct transmission, the pump needs to be almost entirely made of an elastomer
(e.g. silicone rubber). Hence, the combustion causes the membrane to expand and thereby pumps the uid out of the
adjacent pumping chamber. The rst combustion-driven soft pump was developed by ETH Zurich.[6]
Hydraulic ram pumps
A hydraulic ram is a water pump powered by hydropower.
It takes in water at relatively low pressure and high ow-rate and outputs water at a higher hydraulic-head and lower
ow-rate. The device uses the water hammer eect to develop pressure that lifts a portion of the input water that
powers the pump to a point higher than where the water started.
The hydraulic ram is sometimes used in remote areas, where there is both a source of low-head hydropower, and a
need for pumping water to a destination higher in elevation than the source. In this situation, the ram is often useful,
since it requires no outside source of power other than the kinetic energy of owing water.

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Velocity pumps

Rotodynamic pumps (or dynamic pumps) are a type of velocity pump in which kinetic energy is added to the uid
by increasing the ow velocity. This increase in energy is converted to a gain in potential energy (pressure) when the
velocity is reduced prior to or as the ow exits the pump into the discharge pipe. This conversion of kinetic energy
to pressure is explained by the First law of thermodynamics, or more specically by Bernoullis principle.
Dynamic pumps can be further subdivided according to the means in which the velocity gain is achieved.[7]
These types of pumps have a number of characteristics:
1. Continuous energy
2. Conversion of added energy to increase in kinetic energy (increase in velocity)
3. Conversion of increased velocity (kinetic energy) to an increase in pressure head
A practical dierence between dynamic and positive displacement pumps is how they operate under closed valve
conditions. Positive displacement pumps physically displace uid, so closing a valve downstream of a positive displacement pump produces a continual pressure build up that can cause mechanical failure of pipeline or pump.
Dynamic pumps dier in that they can be safely operated under closed valve conditions (for short periods of time).

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Radial-ow pumps
These are also referred to as centripetal design pumps. The uid enters along the axis or center, is accelerated by the
impeller and exits at right angles to the shaft(radially). Radial-ow pumps operate at higher pressures and lower ow
rates than axial- and mixed-ow pumps.
Axial-ow pumps
Main article: Axial-ow pump
These are also referred to as All uid pumps The uid is pushed outward or inward and move uid axially. They
operate at much lower pressures and higher ow rates than radial-ow (centripetal) pumps.
Mixed-ow pumps
Mixed-ow pumps function as a compromise between radial and axial-ow pumps. The uid experiences both radial
acceleration and lift and exits the impeller somewhere between 0 and 90 degrees from the axial direction. As a
consequence mixed-ow pumps operate at higher pressures than axial-ow pumps while delivering higher discharges
than radial-ow pumps. The exit angle of the ow dictates the pressure head-discharge characteristic in relation to
radial and mixed-ow.
Eductor-jet pump
Main article: Eductor-jet pump
This uses a jet, often of steam, to create a low pressure. This low pressure sucks in uid and propels it into a higher
pressure region.

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Gravity pumps

Gravity pumps include the syphon and Herons fountain. The hydraulic ram is also sometimes called a gravity pump;
in a gravity pump the water is lifted by gravitational force.

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Steam pumps

Steam pumps have been for a long time mainly of historical interest. They include any type of pump powered by a
steam engine and also pistonless pumps such as Thomas Savery's or the Pulsometer steam pump.
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in low power solar steam pumps for use in smallholder irrigation
in developing countries. Previously small steam engines have not been viable because of escalating ineciencies as
vapour engines decrease in size. However the use of modern engineering materials coupled with alternative engine
congurations has meant that these types of system are now a cost eective opportunity.

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Valveless pumps

Valveless pumping assists in uid transport in various biomedical and engineering systems. In a valveless pumping
system, no valves (or physical occlusions) are present to regulate the ow direction. The uid pumping eciency of
a valveless system, however, is not necessarily lower than that having valves. In fact, many uid-dynamical systems
in nature and engineering more or less rely upon valveless pumping to transport the working uids therein. For
instance, blood circulation in the cardiovascular system is maintained to some extent even when the hearts valves
fail. Meanwhile, the embryonic vertebrate heart begins pumping blood long before the development of discernible
chambers and valves. In microuidics, valveless impedance pumps have been fabricated, and are expected to be
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also use valveless pumping. The pump chamber is emptied through the printing jet due to reduced ow impedance
in that direction and relled by capillary action..

1.2 Pump repairs

Examining pump repair records and mean time between failures (MTBF) is of great importance to responsible and
conscientious pump users. In view of that fact, the preface to the 2006 Pump Users Handbook alludes to pump
failure statistics. For the sake of convenience, these failure statistics often are translated into MTBF (in this case,
installed life before failure).[8]
In early 2005, Gordon Buck, John Crane Inc.s chief engineer for Field Operations in Baton Rouge, LA, examined
the repair records for a number of renery and chemical plants to obtain meaningful reliability data for centrifugal
pumps. A total of 15 operating plants having nearly 15,000 pumps were included in the survey. The smallest of
these plants had about 100 pumps; several plants had over 2000. All facilities were located in the United States. In
addition, considered as new, others as renewed and still others as established. Many of these plantsbut not
allhad an alliance arrangement with John Crane. In some cases, the alliance contract included having a John Crane
Inc. technician or engineer on-site to coordinate various aspects of the program.
Not all plants are reneries, however, and dierent results occur elsewhere. In chemical plants, pumps have traditionally been throw-away items as chemical attack limits life. Things have improved in recent years, but the
somewhat restricted space available in old DIN and ASME-standardized stung boxes places limits on the type
of seal that ts. Unless the pump user upgrades the seal chamber, the pump only accommodates more compact and
simple versions. Without this upgrading, lifetimes in chemical installations are generally around 50 to 60 percent of
the renery values.
Unscheduled maintenance is often one of the most signicant costs of ownership, and failures of mechanical seals and
bearings are among the major causes. Keep in mind the potential value of selecting pumps that cost more initially,
but last much longer between repairs. The MTBF of a better pump may be one to four years longer than that of its
non-upgraded counterpart. Consider that published average values of avoided pump failures range from US$2600
to US$12,000. This does not include lost opportunity costs. One pump re occurs per 1000 failures. Having fewer
pump failures means having fewer destructive pump res.
As has been noted, a typical pump failure based on actual year 2002 reports, costs US$5,000 on average. This
includes costs for material, parts, labor and overhead. Extending a pumps MTBF from 12 to 18 months would save
US$1,667 per year which might be greater than the cost to upgrade the centrifugal pumps reliability.[8][9][10]

1.3 Applications
Pumps are used throughout society for a variety of purposes. Early applications includes the use of the windmill
or watermill to pump water. Today, the pump is used for irrigation, water supply, gasoline supply, air conditioning
systems, refrigeration (usually called a compressor), chemical movement, sewage movement, ood 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.

1.3.1

Priming a pump

Typically, a liquid pump can't simply draw air. The feed line of the pump and the internal body surrounding the
pumping mechanism must rst be lled with the liquid that requires pumping: An operator must introduce liquid
into the system to initiate the pumping. This is called priming the pump. Loss of prime is usually due to ingestion
of air into the pump. The clearances and displacement ratios in pumps for liquids, whether thin or more viscous,
usually cannot displace air due to its compressibility. This is the case with most velocity (rotodynamic) pumps for
example, centrifugal pumps.
Positivedisplacement pumps, however, tend to have suciently tight sealing between the moving parts and the casing
or housing of the pump that they can be described as self-priming. Such pumps can also serve as priming pumps, so
called when they are used to fulll that need for other pumps in lieu of action taken by a human operator.

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Pumps as public water supplies

One sort of pump once common worldwide was a hand-powered water pump, or 'pitcher pump'. It was commonly
installed over community water wells in the days before piped water supplies.
In parts of the British Isles, it was often called the parish pump. Though such community pumps are no longer
common, people still used the expression parish pump to describe a place or forum where matters of local interest
are discussed.[12]
Because water from pitcher pumps is drawn directly from the soil, it is more prone to contamination. If such water is
not ltered and puried, consumption of it might lead to gastrointestinal or other water-borne diseases. A notorious
case is the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak. At the time it was not known how cholera was transmitted, but
physician John Snow suspected contaminated water and had the handle of the public pump he suspected removed;
the outbreak then subsided.
Modern hand-operated community pumps are considered the most sustainable low-cost option for safe water supply in
resource-poor settings, often in rural areas in developing countries. A hand pump opens access to deeper groundwater
that is often not polluted and also improves the safety of a well by protecting the water source from contaminated
buckets. Pumps such as the Afridev pump are designed to be cheap to build and install, and easy to maintain with
simple parts. However, scarcity of spare parts for these type of pumps in some regions of Africa has diminished their
utility for these areas.

1.3.3

Sealing multiphase pumping applications

Multiphase pumping applications, also referred to as tri-phase, have grown due to increased oil drilling activity. In
addition, the economics of multiphase production is attractive to upstream operations as it leads to simpler, smaller
in-eld installations, reduced equipment costs and improved production rates. In essence, the multiphase pump can
accommodate all uid stream properties with one piece of equipment, which has a smaller footprint. Often, two
smaller multiphase pumps are installed in series rather than having just one massive pump.
For midstream and upstream operations, multiphase pumps can be located onshore or oshore and can be connected
to single or multiple wellheads. Basically, multiphase pumps are used to transport the untreated ow stream produced from oil wells to downstream processes or gathering facilities. This means that the pump may handle a ow
stream (well stream) from 100 percent gas to 100 percent liquid and every imaginable combination in between.
The ow stream can also contain abrasives such as sand and dirt. Multiphase pumps are designed to operate under
changing/uctuating process conditions. Multiphase pumping also helps eliminate emissions of greenhouse gases as
operators strive to minimize the aring of gas and the venting of tanks where possible.[13]
Types and features of multiphase pumps
Helico-Axial Pumps (Centrifugal) A rotodynamic pump with one single shaft that requires two mechanical seals, this
pump uses an open-type axial impeller. Its often called a Poseidon pump, and can be described as a cross between
an axial compressor and a centrifugal pump.
Twin Screw (Positive Displacement) The twin screw pump is constructed of two inter-meshing screws that move the
pumped uid. Twin screw pumps are often used when pumping conditions contain high gas volume fractions and
uctuating inlet conditions. Four mechanical seals are required to seal the two shafts.
Progressive Cavity Pumps (Positive Displacement) Progressive cavity pumps are single-screw types typically used in
shallow wells or at the surface. This pump is mainly used on surface applications where the pumped uid may contain
a considerable amount of solids such as sand and dirt.
Electric Submersible Pumps (Centrifugal) These pumps are basically multistage centrifugal pumps and are widely used
in oil well applications as a method for articial lift. These pumps are usually specied when the pumped uid is
mainly liquid.
Buer Tank A buer tank is often installed upstream of the pump suction nozzle in case of a slug ow. The buer
tank breaks the energy of the liquid slug, smooths any uctuations in the incoming ow and acts as a sand trap.
As the name indicates, multiphase pumps and their mechanical seals can encounter a large variation in service conditions such as changing process uid composition, temperature variations, high and low operating pressures and
exposure to abrasive/erosive media. The challenge is selecting the appropriate mechanical seal arrangement and

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support system to ensure maximized seal life and its overall eectiveness.[13][14][15]

1.4 Specications
Pumps are commonly rated by horsepower, ow rate, outlet pressure in metres (or feet) of head, inlet suction in
suction feet (or metres) of head. The head can be simplied as the number of feet or metres the pump can raise or
lower a column of water at atmospheric pressure.
From an initial design point of view, engineers often use a quantity termed the specic speed to identify the most
suitable pump type for a particular combination of ow rate and head.

1.5 Pumping power

Main article: Bernoullis equation
The power imparted into a uid increases the energy of the uid per unit volume. Thus the power relationship is
between the conversion of the mechanical energy of the pump mechanism and the uid elements within the pump.
In general, this is governed by a series of simultaneous dierential equations, known as the NavierStokes equations.
However a more simple equation relating only the dierent energies in the uid, known as Bernoullis equation can
be used. Hence the power, P, required by the pump:

P =

pQ

where p is the change in total pressure between the inlet and outlet (in Pa), and Q, the volume ow-rate of the
uid is given in m3 /s. The total pressure may have gravitational, static pressure and kinetic energy components; i.e.
energy is distributed between change in the uids gravitational potential energy (going up or down hill), change in
velocity, or change in static pressure. is the pump eciency, and may be given by the manufacturers information,
such as in the form of a pump curve, and is typically derived from either uid dynamics simulation (i.e. solutions to
the NavierStokes for the particular pump geometry), or by testing. The eciency of the pump depends upon the
pumps conguration and operating conditions (such as rotational speed, uid density and viscosity etc.)

P =

(v22 v12 )
pstatic
+ zg +
2

For a typical pumping conguration, the work is imparted on the uid, and is thus positive. For the uid imparting
the work on the pump (i.e. a turbine), the work is negative. Power required to drive the pump is determined by
dividing the output power by the pump eciency. Furthermore, this denition encompasses pumps with no moving
parts, such as a siphon.

1.6 Pump eciency

Pump eciency is dened as the ratio of the power imparted on the uid by the pump in relation to the power supplied
to drive the pump. Its value is not xed for a given pump, eciency is a function of the discharge and therefore also
operating head. For centrifugal pumps, the eciency tends to increase with ow rate up to a point midway through
the operating range (peak eciency) and then declines as ow rates rise further. Pump performance data such as this
is usually supplied by the manufacturer before pump selection. Pump eciencies tend to decline over time due to
wear (e.g. increasing clearances as impellers reduce in size).
When a system design includes a centrifugal pump, an important issue it its design is matching the head loss-ow
characteristic with the pump so that it operates at or close to the point of its maximum eciency.
Pump eciency is an important aspect and pumps should be regularly tested. Thermodynamic pump testing is one
method.

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1.7 See also

Anity laws
Balancing machine
Beam pump and walking beam pump
Bellows - a simple air pumping device
Breast pump
Bush Pump
Chopper pump
Concrete pump
Comparison of pumps
Cyclic pump
Drum pump
Fire pump
Gas compressor
Gerotor
Honda pumps
Inductive Pump
Intelligent pump
Jockey pump
Metering pump
Peristaltic pump
Pumping station
Pumpjack (oil pump)
Scoop wheel
Scroll pump, most used in scroll compressors
Secondary air injection
Sine pump
Tesla turbine
Wind pump
Slip factor
Biological pump - a phenomenon in nature studied in ecology and meteorology
Ion transporter - bio-chemical pump used in living cell membranes to transfer ions
Pump organ - musical instrument using bellows
Priming system - remove air from pipe line

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1.8 References
[1] Pump classications. Fao.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
[2] Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, Second Edition, May 2006. Accessed 2015-05-22.
[3] Drilling Pumps. Gardner Denver.
[4] Stimulation and Fracturing pumps: Reciprocating, Quintuplex Stimulation and Fracturing Pump. Gardner Denver.
[5] Tanzania water blog - example of grass roots researcher telling about his study and work with the rope pump in Africa.
[6] C.M. Schumacher, M. Loepfe, R.Fuhrer, R.N. Grass, and W.J. Stark, 3D printed lost-wax casted soft silicone monoblocks
enable heart-inspired pumping by internal combustion, RSC Advances, Vol. 4,pp. 16039-16042, 2014.
[7] Welcome to the Hydraulic Institute. Pumps.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
[8] Pump Statistics Should Shape Strategies. Mt-online.com 1 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
[9] Submersible slurry pumps in high demand. Engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
[10] Wasser, Goodenberger, Jim and Bob (November 1993). Extended Life, Zero Emissions Seal for Process Pumps. John
Crane Technical Report (Routledge). TRP 28017.
[11] Hill, Donald Routledge (1996). A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times. London: Routledge. p. 143.
ISBN 0-415-15291-7.
[12] Online Dictionary Parish Pump. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
[13] Sealing Multiphase Pumping Applications | Seals. Pump-zone.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
[14] John Crane Seal Sentinel John Crane Increases Production Capabilities with Machine that Streamlines Four Machining
Functions into One. Sealsentinel.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
[15] Vacuum pump new on SA market. Engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.

1.9 Further reading

Australian Pump Manufacturers Association. Australian Pump Technical Handbook, 3rd edition. Canberra:
Australian Pump Manufacturers Association, 1987. ISBN 0-7316-7043-4.
Hicks, Tyler G. and Theodore W. Edwards. Pump Application Engineering. McGraw-Hill Book Company.1971.
ISBN 0-07-028741-4
Karassik, Igor, ed. (2007). Pump Handbook (4 ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 9780071460446.
Robbins, L. B. Homemade Water Pressure Systems. Popular Science, February 1919, pages 8384. Article
about how a homeowner can easily build a pressurized home water system that does not use electricity.

1.10 External links

ASME B73 Standards Committee, Chemical Standard Pumps
Water hammer pump
www.pumpschool.comPump education devoted primarily to rotary positive displacement pumps
See Jet Pumps
bravo pumps australia

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Simple hand pump

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Old hand water pump (c. 1924) at the Colored School in Alapaha, Georgia, US

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Gear pump

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Screw pump

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Cavity pump

A Roots lobe pump

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Rope pump schematic

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derelict windmill connected to water pump with water storage tank in the foreground

Metering pump for gasoline and additives.

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First European depiction of a piston pump, by Taccola, c.1450.[11]

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Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Comilla, Bangladesh.

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Chapter 2

Dosing
Dosing generally applies to feeding chemicals or medicines in small quantities into a process uid or to a living being
at intervals or to atmosphere at intervals to give sucient time for the chemical or medicine to react or show the
results.
In the case of human beings or animals the word dose is generally used but in the case of inanimate objects the
word dosing is used. The term dose titration, referring to stepwise titration of doses until a desired level of eect is
reached, is common in medicine.

2.1 In engineering
The word dosing is very commonly used by engineers in thermal power stations, in water treatment, in any industry
where steam is being generated, and in building services for heating and cooling water treatment. Dosing procedures
are also in vogue in textile and similar industries where chemical treatment is involved.
Commercial swimming pools also require chemical dosing in order to control pH balance, chlorine level, and other
such water quality criteria. Modern swimming pool plant will have bulk storage of chemicals held in separate dosing
tanks, and will have automated controls and dosing pumps to top up the various chemicals as required to control
the water quality.
In a power station treatment chemicals are injected or fed to boiler and also to feed and make up water under pressure,
but in small dosages or rate of injection. The feeding at all places is done by means of small capacity dosing pumps
specially designed for the duty demanded.
In building services the water quality of various pumped uid systems, including for heating, cooling, and condensate
water, will be regularly checked and topped up with chemicals manually as required to suit the required water quality.
Most commonly inhibitors will be added to protect the pipework and components against corrosion, or a biocide will
be added to stop the growth of bacteria in lower temperature systems. The required chemicals will be added to the
uid system by use of a dosing pot; a multi-valved chamber in which the chemical can be added, and then introduced
to the uid system in a controlled manner.

2.2 In agriculture
The feeding of chemicals in agriculture has also become common due to technology developments. However agricultural dosing is done by means of hand held pressure spray pumps

2.3 Aerial spraying

Sometimes aerial spraying of chemicals by xed quantities at intervals or dosing is also adopted for agricultural
spraying or for atmospheric spraying for eliminating certain types of harmful insects.

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Reciprocating pump
A reciprocating pump is a class of positive-displacement pumps which includes the piston pump, plunger pump
and diaphragm pump. It is often used where a relatively small quantity of liquid is to be handled and where delivery
pressure is quite large. In reciprocating pumps, the chamber in which the liquid is trapped, is a stationary cylinder
that contains the piston or plunger.

3.1 Types
Reciprocating pumps may be of the following types
Simple hand-operated reciprocating pump
Power operated deep well reciprocating pump
Single-acting reciprocating pump
Double-acting reciprocating pump
triple -acting reciprocating pump

3.2 Examples
Some examples of reciprocating pumps include
Windmill water and oil pump
Hand pump
Axial piston pump
Radial piston pump

3.3 See also

Pump

3.4 References
Pump Handbook third edition (EDITED BY Igor J. Karassik Joseph P. Messina Paul Cooper Charles C.
Healdeald)
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Reciprocating pump attached to a Windmill on a farm.

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Roymech.co.uk

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