Pumps – Troubleshooting and repair
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes sludge, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy to hydraulic energy. Pumps can be classified into three main groups based on the method they use to move fluid: direct lift, displacement and gravity pumps
Pumps operate by some mechanism (typically reciprocating or rotary) and consume energy to do mechanical work moving the fluid. Pumps operate through many energy sources, including manual operation, electricity, motors or wind power, and come in many sizes, from microscopic for use in medical applications, to large industrial pumps.
Mechanical pumps are used in a wide range of applications, such as pumping water from wells, aquarium filtration, pond filtration and aeration, in the automotive 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 the development and manufacturing of medicines, and as artificial replacements for body parts, particularly the artificial heart and penile prosthesis.
When a casing contains only one rotating impeller, it is called a single-stage pump. When a casing contains two or more rotating impellers, it is called a two-stage or multi-stage pump.
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