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Applications Power
Pump Type Basic Description Key Features ded Media Advantages Rate (Pressur
Used Rang
(Fluid) Ranges e)
es
Ranges
Water and
relatively
All sorts of
thin liquids
liquids can be
(won't pump
General name for One or more pumps with Best pump
thicker oils).
pumps with one impellers. centrifugal choice for lower
Can pump
or more impellers. Casing is pumps. Highest viscosity (thin)
liquids with
Many types and volute or flow rates of all liquids and high 0.125
or without 5-
Centrifugal configurations for diffuser type. pump types. flow rates. No 10 - -
solids if 200,00
Pumps different Normally Handles clean or pulsations that 7,500 ft 5,000
proper 0 gpm
applications. See electric motor dirty liquids, and may be found in hp
impeller
below for specific driven, but liquids with low some positive
type is
centrifugal pump other drive viscosity. Liquid displacement
chosen.
types. types available. should not pumps.
Available in
contain air or
alloys for
vapors.
corrosive
services.

Dimensional
ANSI Process standardizatio
pumps are the Considered n allows the
only an end complete
Water and
dimensionally suction piping,
relatively
standard pump pump, frame foundation,
thin liquids
type in the U.S. mounted. Transfer and and building
(won't
pump industry Normally process design to be
pump
(e.g., supplied with applications in completed
thicker
comparable open chemical before the
oils). Can
sizes of all impellers. plants, pulp pump supplier
pump
manufacturers Dimensionall and paper is chosen.
liquids with
ANSI have identical y standard mills, Also, this 10 - 1-
or without 50 -
Process envelope and sizes refineries, food permits the 5,000 250
solids if 750 ft
Pump interface supplied by processing pump brand to gpm hp
proper
dimensions.) all plants, and be switched in
impeller
ANSI process manufacturer general the field
type is
pumps are, by s. Available services in without having
chosen.
definition, a in a wide manufacturing to re-pipe or
Available
horizontal, end variety of plants of all modify the
in alloys
suction, single alloys and types. motor,
for
stage non-metals coupling, or
corrosive
pump. The for many bedplate. This
services.
pump meets corrosive pump type has
ANSI B73.1 services. more material
(ASME B73.1). options than
other types.
The API pump
type applies to Meets API 610
pumps built to the standard for
API 610 standard hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon
Meets API 610
for pumps for services. transfer and
requirements,
refineries, Includes closed processing Crude oil
API assuring safety
pipelines, and impellers, with services in and all 10 - 1-
and reliability for 50 -
Process other hydrocarbon locked wearing refineries, types of
high pressure,
10,000
7,500 ft
5,000
Pump processing rings. Normally pipelines, and hydrocarbon gpm hp
high temperature
applications. It centerline hydrocarbon s.
hydrocarbon
includes end mounted to processing
services.
suction, horizonta minimize plants.
l split case, thermal
vertical turbine, movement.
and other types.

Water and This pump

relatively type is the
Flood thin best type to
Axial Flow
Single stage, dewatering, liquids. achieve very
pumps are a 5,000
high specific power plant Can pump high flow rate
very high flow, - 10 -
Axial Flow speed circulating liquids with with very low 10 - 30
low head type 200,0 1,50
Pump impeller for water pump, or without head, a ft
of pump. Also 00 0 hp
high flow low evaporator solids if hydraulic
called a gpm
head. services, and proper requirement
propeller pump.
irrigation. impeller needed for
type is certain
chosen. applications
 such as flood
dewatering.

Water and
relatively
Booster pumps Allows the
Booster pumps thin liquids
are used to building up of
are almost (won't pump
further boost the Potable water additional
always a multi- thicker oils).
pressure in a distribution, pressure that is
stage pump Normally not
system. It may be irrigation required to move 5- 1-
Booster (has more than used for 200 -
an end suction, booster, cooling liquid a long 10,000 5,000
Pump in-line circulator,
one impeller).
water booster,
liquids
distance or to gpm
7,500 ft
hp
All other containing
horizontal split process booster use the high
features are solids.
case, or vertical service pressure for
quite specific to Available in
turbine in a can spraying or other
the application. alloys for
type of pump. services.
corrosive
services.

Pump and
motor are
close Pumping
coupled, so chemicals,
no hydrocarbons,
mechanical or other liquids
Canned Motor
seal. Pump that are
pumps are
rotor includes difficult to seal, Eliminates the
sealless
a circulating or where the mechanical
centrifugal
path of consequences seal, one of
pumps. The
pumped of leakage are the largest
impeller is All types of
Canned liquid to serious. Pump components of 5- 0.5 -
directly thin (non- 25 -
Motor lubricate ing heat pump 1,500 300
attached to the viscous 400 ft
Pump sleeve transfer fluids maintenance gpm hp
motor rotor, liquids).
bearings and which are high cost. Plus, the
with a can
thrust temperature or pump is
separating the
surfaces. which are assured to be
wetted rotor
These wear prone to costly leak-free.
from the motor
areas are evaporative
stator.
made of losses with
ceramic, traditional
silicon mechanical
carbide, or seals.
tungsten
carbide.
Chopper Pumps Pump impeller Chopper pumps
are a type of contains heavy are used in
Liquids
centrifugal pump duty grinding applications that Able to pump
containing
that is designed to teeth, and plug liquids
solids and
chop up solids many have conventional containing long
stringy 50 - 1-
Chopper and stringy replaceable solids handling stringy materials 15 - 200
material that 10,000 500
Pump material as it wear plates in wastewater
would
or other solids
gpm
ft
hp
pumps. It is the casing, to pumps in that would plug
otherwise
available in a allow chopping industrial, up in other pump
be difficult to
vertical column of solids as the chemical, and types.
pump.
and end suction pump fool processing
configuration. operates. facilities.

In-line Circulator
suction and pumps are
discharge used in HVAC
piping systems in
Circulator connections. buildings
pumps is Pump may (chilled water
Water and
generally a be equipped circulation, hot In-line design 5- 1-
Circulator relatively 20 -
pump with in- with a water saves on floor 750 50
Pump thin 180 ft
line suction and traditional circulation, space. gpm hp
liquids.
discharge motor and potable water
flanges. coupling, or circulation).
may have a Also
wetted rotor circulation of
motor that cooling water
eliminates in plants.
 the seal.

Special Low temperature

Cryogenic pumps materials, applications in Able to tolerate
Ideal for
are used to seals, and process the low 5- 0.5 -
Cryogenic very low 25 -
handle very low clearances to industries, LNG temperatures 1,000 500
Pump temperature tolerate very supply, and
temperature
found in certain gpm
1,000 ft
hp
liquids.
liquids. low semiconductor applications.
temperatures. manufacturing.

Drum pumps
are used to
pump small
quantities of Small
liquid out of diameter
drums and tube
carboys. Pump surrounding Wide Very practical
is very slim to fit the shaft fits Pumping small variety of way to pump
in drum into the quantities of thin and small amounts
0.5 - 0.25
Drum opening. opening of a liquids out of thick of various 20 - 75
70 -1
Pump Normally 55 gallon 55 gallon liquids, fluids that are ft
gpm hp
supplied as drum. drums and including stored in
centrifugal Normally has larger carboys. corrosive drums or
pump, but a hand- liquids. carboys.
positive trigger
displacement controlled
pump types are motor.
available for
thicker liquids
and pastes.
Water and
relatively
Horizontal
thin liquids
shaft, single
End suction (won't pump
impeller (see Any transfer or
pumps are the thicker oils).
multi-stage circulation of
common type of Can pump
category for liquid. Handles Lowest first cost
centrifugal pump. liquids with
End pumps with clean or dirty option for most
Has horizontal or without 5- 0.125
more liquids, and applications. 10 - 750
Suction shaft with
impellers). Vari liquids with low
solids if
Stocked by most
7,000
ft
- 250
Pump overhung proper gpm hp
ous impeller viscosity. Liquid distributors in
impeller. Flow impeller
types for clean should not common sizes.
goes in the end of type is
and dirty contain air or
the casing, and chosen.
services, many vapors.
out the top. Available in
material
alloys for
options
corrosive
services.

Centrifugal
pump used for
fire fighting in
buildings,
plants, and Meets
other locations. requirements
May meet of UL/FM for
UL/NFPA Listed pumps fire fighting
Fire fighting
standards for meet the pumps.
services of all 20 - 10 -
fire pumps. requirements Suppliers often 100 -
Fire Pump types, both Water 5,000 800
Normally this is of UL/FM for include 1,200 ft
UL/FM listed gpm hp
a horizontal firefighting complete
and unlisted.
split case or services. system,
vertical turbine including
pump for engine and
UL/FM controls.
services. Non
listed pumps
may be end
suction type.
 Grinder pumps
This type of
are a type of
sewage pump
submersible
allows smaller
sewage pump
diameter sewage
that has cutting
lines than typical
teeth incorporated
Grinding teeth gravity drain
onto the impeller,
on the inlet of Residential Sewage and sewers. Also, the
Grinder to grind the 5 - 50 50 - 150 0.5 -
the impeller, pressure sewer other sewer lines can
Pump sewage for
submersible systems. wastewater. follow the
gpm ft 5 hp
pressure sewer
motor. contour of the
applications. Also
land since they
available in
don’t have to
progressing cavity
continuously
pump positive
drain to the
displacement
collection point.
type.

Double
Horizontal Split
suction Water and
Case pumps Usually higher
impeller relatively
are a types of flow rate
gives better thin liquids
centrifugal applications This pump
NPSH and (won't
pump type has than end type permits
lower axial pump
a single double suction much higher
thrust. thicker
suction impeller pumps. Used flow rates than
Casing is oils).
supported for cooling end suction 100 -
Horizontal normally Normally 3-
between water, plant pumps. The 100,0 50 -
Split Case double not used 5,00
bearings. make-up double suction 00 1,500 ft
Pump volute, to for liquids 0 hp
Casing is split water, potable impeller has gpm
reduce radial containing
horizontally for water no axial thrust
bearing solids.
maintenance. distribution, loads, and is
loads. Pump Available
Suction and fire pumps, less likely to
has two in alloys
discharge pipelines, and cavitate.
seals, both for
flanges are other main
sealing corrosive
opposed to process flows.
suction services.
each other.
pressure.
Jet pumps are a
type of home Horizontal end
water well pump suction pump
that is used for with ejector
lower flow rates either mounted Lower cost
than vertical on the pump Domestic water domestic well 1 - 70 20 - 200 0.5 -
Jet Pump turbine types. It is (for shallow wells
Water
pump than gpm ft 5 hp
a horizontal end well services), submersible.
suction pump, put or located
makes use of an down in the
ejector to assist well.
the flow.

Magnets are
typically
Magnetic drive
made of
pumps are a
ceramic,
type of sealless
samarium Pumping
centrifugal
cobalt, or chemicals,
pump. It
neodymium. hydrocarbons,
transmits the
Bushings and or other liquids
torque from the
thrust that are
motor to the
surfaces difficult to seal, Eliminates the
impeller by
inside the or where the mechanical
means of a
can are consequences seal, one of
rotating outer
made of of leakage are the largest
magnet which All types of
Magnetic silicon serious. components of 5- 0.5 -
transmits the thin (non- 25 -
Drive carbide or Pumping heat pump 4,000 300
magnetic flux viscous 1,000 ft
Pump tungsten transfer fluids maintenance gpm hp
through a can liquids).
carbide, or which are high cost. Plus, the
to an inner
ceramic, to temperature or pump is
magnet that is
handle the which are assured to be
attached to the
potentially prone to costly leak-free.
impeller. The
abrasive evaporative
inside of the
liquid that losses with
can is thus
circulates traditional
isolated, with
inside the mechanical
no shaft
can. Most seals.
penetration,
must be
and the seal is
protected
eliminated.
against loss
of flow, which
 could
seriously
damage the
pump due to
temperature
build-up due
to the
magnetic
flux.

Water and
Casing may be
Multistage pumps relatively
split radially or
use multiple thin liquids
axially. Axial
impellers with Higher pressure (won't pump
thrust may or Best ways to get
either diffusers or services such as thicker oils).
may not be high pressure
volutes generate boiler feed Normally not
balanced out, with a centrifugal 5- 1-
Multistage more head than water, used for 200 -
depending on pump. Thrust 10,000 5,000
Pump single stage
design.
condensate, liquids
loads may be gpm
7,500 ft
hp
(single impeller) pipelines, containing
Impellers are lower than single
pumps. Available reverse osmosis, solids.
enclosed stage designs.
in horizontal and and decaling. Available in
design with
vertical alloys for
diffuser or
orientations. corrosive
volute casing.
services.

Regererative Normally
turbine pumps single stage,
are not though multi- Very compact
considered a sage is pump for low
true centrifugal, available. flow, high
but works on Pump has head
the same very tight Small boiler applications.
kinetic principal internal feed pumps for This may
as a centrifugal clearances, dry cleaners, result in space
pump.Instead so liquid bakeries, and savings and
of an impeller pumped must similar small reduced cost
Regenerati 1- 0.5 -
with vanes, the be quite commercial Thin, clear for small boiler 50 -
ve Turbine 200 75
turbine impeller clean. Pump boilers. Also liquids. feed pumps. 1,200 ft
Pump gpm hp
has blades has very used in OEM This pump
similar to steep head- applications type handles
turbines, which capacity such as chiller vapor and air
generate the curve, so and laser mixed in with
head. Normally pump must cooling. the liquid
it is end be protected better than
suction, single against traditional
stage, though possibly centrifugal
multi-stage operating pumps.
versions are against
available. closed valve.
Pumps are
constructed
either of high
Ordinary pumps
nickel cast iron Mining, minerals
Slurry pump is a wouldn't
(white iron) to processing,
general term for a withstand the
withstand the transportation of
pump that abrasive wear
abrasive wear slurries for
handles an that slurries
of slurries, or processing, and
abrasive slurry. Very cause on pump
the pump is dredging. Also 10 - 1-
Slurry They may be abrasive parts. Slurry 30 - 250
lined with pumps used in 30,000 2000
Pump considered an
rubber for more slurry
liquids of all pumps are
gpm
ft
hp
end suction types. designed to
round-edged applications in
pump, vertical handle abrasive
slurries. Pumps coal fired power
column pump, or slurries and give
often have plants, steel
submersible pumps the
replaceable mills, cement
pump. longest life
wear plates on mills, etc.
possible.
one or both
sides of the
impeller.
 Water and
relatively
Self-Priming thin liquids
pumps are a (won't
type of pump
centrifugal that Sump pumps thicker
can be located and oils). Can
above the dewatering pump
suction No need for applications. liquids with
Self- No need for 5- 1-
reservoir external Transfer or without 10 -
Priming external 7,000 150
without an priming or services where solids if 350 ft
Pump priming gpm hp
external foot valves. pump must be proper
priming system. located above impeller
End suction the suction type is
configuration, vessel. chosen.
but enlarged Available
case to support in alloys
priming. for
corrosive
services.
Water and
relatively Eliminates
Submersible
Submerged Sump pump thin liquids column shaft and
pumps involve a
motor, either services, effluent (won't pump bearings found
submersible
air-filled or oil- and sewage thicker oils). in column sump
motor with a close
filled. Different services ranging Can pump pump. More 5- 0.25 -
Submersib coupled to single 10 - 200
impellers are in size from liquids with compact, 7,500 250
le Pump stage pump that designed to products for or without reduced sump gpm
ft
hp
allows the entire
accommodate homes to main solids if installation cost.
assembly to
solids of sewage proper May be located
operated
various sizes. treatment plants. impeller in areas prone to
submerged.
type is flooding.
chosen.

Open or non-
clog
Trash pumps enclosed
are a type of impellers,
self-priming designed to Dirty water Designed to
centrifugal or pass rocks containing pump the
Dewatering
submersible and other mud, solids and 5- 0.25
Trash construction 25 -
centrifugal debris. rocks, abrasives 1,000 - 50
Pump sites, mines, 150 ft
pump designed Pumps may stone, and found in many gpm hp
and utility pits.
to handle rocks be self- other dewatering
and other solids priming. debris. applications.
while Seals usually
dewatering. have
hardened
faces.
Water and
relatively
Various
thin liquids
Vertical sump impeller types
(won't pump
pumps involve a for clean and
thicker oils).
vertical shaft dirty services.
Can pump Relatively low
supported in a Sleeve
liquids with cost sump
Vertical center column. bearings in the
or without pump. Most 5- 0.5 -
Single impeller, column pipe Sump pump 15 - 150
Sump open or enclosed, need to be services.
solids if designs need no 7,500
ft
250
Pump proper shaft seal, since gpm hp
pumps through a lubricated by
impeller shaft column not
volute casing and the sump
type is pressurized.
then out a water, or
chosen.
discharge column externally with
Available in
pipe. water or
alloys for
grease.
corrosive
services.
 Available
with open
Vertical turbine and enclosed
pumps are a impellers.
Water and
vertical shaft Sleeve
relatively
pump that is bearings in
thin liquids Only practical
designed to fit pump diffuser
(won't way to pump
in a bore-hole bowls are Irrigation,
pump from a deep
well. Can also lubricated by potable water
thicker well. Wide flow
pump out of liquid supply, plant
oils). Can and head
open reservoir, pumped. make-up
pump ranges. Low
river, intake Vertical high water, cooling
liquids with floor space 50 -
Vertical structure, or thrust motor water, fire 1-
or without usage. Immer 150,0 15 -
Turbine tank, or can be mounted on pumps, 5,00
solids if sed pump 00 2,000 ft
Pump mounted in top for potable water 0 hp
proper eliminates gpm
barrel for product distribution,
impeller priming.
booster pump lubricated booster
type is Canned pump
applications. lineshaft pumps,
chosen. version
Pump can have bearings, or process
Available excellent for
one or more submersible pumps.
in alloys low NPSH
impellers and motor
for services
diffuser bowls, mounted
corrosive
depending on below pump
services.
total head to eliminate
requirement. lineshaft and
lineshaft
bearings.
Available with
open and
enclosed
impellers. Slee
ve bearings in
pump diffuser
bowls are
Water and
lubricated by Only practical
A type of vertical relatively
liquid Irrigation, way to pump
turbine pump thin liquids.
pumped. Verti potable water from a deep well.
designed Can pump
cal high thrust supply, plant Wide flow and
especially for use liquids with 50 - 1-
motor mounted make-up water, head ranges. 20 -
Well Pump in a drilled bore- on top for cooling water,
or without
Low floor space
20,000
1,000 ft
3,000
hole well. Also, solids if gpm hp
product fire pumps, usage. Immerse
for lower flow proper
lubricated potable water d pump
rates refer to jet impeller
lineshaft distribution eliminates
pump type above. type is
bearings, or priming.
chosen.
submersible
motor mounted
below pump to
eliminate
lineshaft and
lineshaft
bearings.

A positive
displacement
(PD) pump is a
general name Best choice for
All types of
for a pump type higher
services in
that does not High viscosity
many
have impellers, viscosity services, and
Pump works industries
but rather relies fluids, to move liquids
on positive where positive
on rotating or some gently. May
displacement displacement
reciprocating thinner also be
principal, pumps are
parts to directly fluids, needed for low
either rotary favored over
Positive push the liquid fluids flow, high 0.1 - 10 - 0.5 -
or centrifugal
Displaceme in an enclosed containing pressure 15,00 100,00 5,00
reciprocating pumps due to
nt Pumps volume, until solids, combination, 0 gpm 0 psi 0 hp
type. See high viscosity,
enough especially or other
below for presence of
pressure is built fragile application
features of fragile or shear
up to move the solids, and niches. Some
specific sensitive
liquid into the shear types are
types. solids, or need
discharge sensitive inherently self-
for low flow
system. This liquids. priming, and
and high
includes many several types
pressure.
specific types are sealless.
for specific
applications, as
described
 below.

Can be used
where no
electricity is
available, if
Many
Air section with compressed air
AODD pumps are applications in
shuttle valve Wide range is available.
any type of general plant
applies air of liquids, Available in a
reciprocating service where
alternately to including variety of metal
diaphragm pump electricity isn't 0.25 -
AODD the two liquids and non-metallic 10 - 125 0.25 -
containing two available, or 300
Pump diaphragms and
diaphragms.
where the liquid
containing materials
gpm
psi 30 hp
Each solids, and depending on
driven by air being pumped
diaphragm has corrosive the fluid
instead of by has high solids
a set of check liquids. pumped. Able to
electric motor. content or high
valves. pump liquids
viscosity.
containing large
solids. Pump is
sealless and can
run dry with

Concrete High
pumps are a pressure
type of discharge for
reciprocating pumping
positive concrete long
Best way to
displacement distances or Concrete Concrete
move concrete 10 - 25 - 10 -
Concrete pump that is up high pouring, and other
long distances 1,000 1,000 500
Pump specially elevations. construction aggregate
and up heights gpm psi hp
designed to Materials of projects. solutions.
during pour.
pump concrete construction
and other that can
mixed handle the
aggregate abrasive
solutions. aggregate.
Diaphragm
pumps are a type
of reciprocating
positive
displacement
Handles a wide
pump in which Many
Wide range range of liquids,
liquid is pumped applications in
of liquids, including liquids
by a reciprocating Pump contains general plant
including containing
Diaphragm diaphragm, which reciprocating service where
liquids solids. Pump is
1- 25 - 0.5 -
is driven by a diaphragm and the liquid being 1,800 15,000 2,000
Pump solenoid, a inlet and outlet pumped has
containing sealless, and
gpm psi hp
solids, and can run dry
mechanical drive, check valves. high solids
corrosive without
or a fluid drive. content or high
liquids. damaging the
Other versions viscosity.
pump.
are air operated
(see AODD type
below). Pump has
inlet and outlet
check valves.

Flexible
impeller pumps
Used as bilge
are a type of Water,
and ballast
rotary positive Various seawater,
pumps in small
displacement rubber and other Relatively low
and medium
pump that has materials thin cost way to
Flexible marine 5- 0.25
a rotating available for liquids, move liquids 10 - 60
Impeller services. Also 150 - 10
rubber impeller correct including containing psi
Pump found in other gpm hp
with vanes that compatibility liquids some amounts
applications in
bend and then with the fluid containing of solids.
plants where
straighten as pumped. some
fluids contain
the impeller solids.
some solids.
rotates to
conform to the
 internal cam in
the pump
casing.

Gear pumps are a

type of rotary
positive
displacement
Oils and
pump in which Internal and
other high Most widely
liquid is pumped external gear
Most common viscosity used for clean oil
by passing types. Typically 1- 10 - 0.5 -
Gear pump for clean liquids. services. Few
between two doesn't handle 1,500 2,500 2,000
Pump meshing gears solids or
oils and other Usually only moving parts,
gpm psi hp
viscous liquids. suited for simple
and the abrasive
clean liquids construction.
surrounding liquids.
(no solids).
casing. There are
internal and
external gear
types.

Lobe pumps
Pump has
involve two This is the
timing gears
shafts drive normal pump
so that lobes
lobes which of choice for
don't contact Liquids
mesh with each Available in sanitary
each other which are
other, but do sanitary applications
while viscous or
not touch due options for pumping
pumping. which 25 - 1-
Lobe to the use of food, viscous liquids 50 -
Available in contain 3,000 500
Pump timing gears. beverage, or liquids 450 psi
sanitary fragile gpm hp
This allows pharmaceutica containing
options for solids or
gentle pumping l, and biotech fragile solids.
food, are shear
of liquids applications. No metal to
pharmaceutic sensitive.
containing soft metal contact
al, and
or fragile solids, inside the
biotech
or viscous pump.
services.
liquids.
Pump is
typically a
diaphragm
style, though
older designs
are plunger
Metering pumps type.
are a type of Diaphragm is
Used to meter or
reciprocating driven by
dose very low
positive solenoid, Accurate,
flow rates with
displacement mechanical repeatable
high accuracy. Wide variety
diaphragm pump actuation, or volumetric flow
Most common of thin and
that has a very hydraulic measurement.
Metering application is thick liquids, .01 - 20 10 - 200 0.125
low flow rate actuation. Ability to easily
Pump (typically Pump includes
chemical including
adjust the flow
gpm psi - 5 hp
treatment of corrosive
measured in inlet and outlet rate by adjusting
water in boilers, liquids.
gallons per hour check valves. stroke length or
cooling towers,
or per day, rather Normally speed.
potable water,
than per minute). contains stroke
etc.
Flow rate is length
adjustable. adjustment to
vary flow rate,
and some
pumps can
also control
flow rate with
speed control.

Peristaltic Includes This pump

pumps or hose replaceable type is used to
Wide
pumps are a hose that handle
range of This pump
type of rotary must be chlorine and
liquids, type requires
positive compatible other 0.12
Peristaltic including no seal, and 0.2 -
displacement with the disinfectants in 10 - 5-
Pump (Ho liquids keeps the 200
pump that has pumped commercial 250 psi 40
se Pump) containing liquid inside gpm
a roller or shoe liquid. This swimming hp
solids, and the tube, so
that squeezes a hose is pools, in
corrosive zero leakage.
tube or hose as typically able wineries, in
liquids.
it rotates. The to be sewage
squeezing replaced treatment
 action moves when worn. plants, and in
the liquid along many OEM
the tube. applications
where sealless
pumping is a
plus.

Used in oil
Pump includes production, in
May be better
Piston pumps are one or more wash down
alternative than
a type of double acting services, Water and
plunger pump in
reciprocating pistons, sealed pressure other thin
certain
positive with o-rings washing, car liquids, 50 - 1-
Piston applications, 5 - 700
displacement against washes, reverse including 5,000 500
Pump pump that has, cylinder walls. osmosis, and liquids
such as abrasive gpm
psi hp
liquids. Slower
double acting Pump has an other containing
speeds may
reciprocating pist inlet and outlet applications abrasives.
mean less
ons. check valve for where high
maintenance.
each piston. pressure is
needed.

Pump
Used in oil
includes one
production, in
Plunger pumps or more
wash down
are a type of single acting
services,
reciprocating plungers,
pressure
positive sealed with Best way to
washing, car Water and
displacement packing achieve very 5- 50 - 1-
Plunger washes, other thin
pump that has, against high pressures 1,200 100,00 5,00
Pump reverse liquids,
typically, three cylinder when gpm 0 psi 0 hp
osmosis, and crude oils.
or five single walls. Pump pumping.
other
acting has an inlet
applications
reciprocating and outlet
where high
plungers. check valve
pressure is
for each
needed.
plunger.
Progressive cavity Used to pump
pumps are a type polymers and
of rotary positive dewatered
Rotor is an Sometimes
displament pump sludge in
interference fit considered the
that has a single- sewage Wide variety
inside the pump of last
threaded helically treatment of thin and
electrometric resort, as it will
shaped rotor applications, and thick liquids,
Progressiv turning inside of a stator to handle difficult
in pumping including 10 - 50 - 1-
minimize liquids which are
e Cavity double-threaded leakage (slip).
liquids which are corrosive
viscous or
2,400 2,000 500
Pump helically shaped viscous or liquids and gpm psi hp
Starting torque contain solids
rubber stator. This contain solids in liquids
may be higher and which other
produces a industrial plants containing
than running pump types
progressing cavity such as pulp solids.
torque because cannot
that moves the mills,
of this. accommodate.
liquid through the petrochemical,
pump and and chemical
pressurizes it. plants.

Two screw
pumps make
Screw pumps
use of timing
use two Oils, fuels,
gears so that Fuel transfer,
intermeshing and other
meshing elevators, and
screws, driven high
screws don't other
by timing gears, viscosity Highest flow
drive each applications 50 - 50 - 5-
Screw move oils and liquids. rate of positive
other. Triple requiring 15,00 4,500 5,00
Pump other viscous Also displacement
screw types relatively high 0 gpm psi 0 hp
liquids. Also handles pumps.
have one flow rates of
available with two-phase
screw driving viscous
three screws, liquid/gas
the other two liquids.
one driving the mixtures.
and don't
other.
include
timing gears.
 Oils and
other high
Vane pumps use
viscosity Good for both
a rotor with vanes
An alternative to liquids. thick and thin
located in slots,
a gear pump for Usually only liquids, so often
rotating inside an
Sliding vanes transferring oils suited for chosen for 5- 1-
Vane eccentrically 20 - 200
are often made and other clean liquids terminals and 2,500 300
Pump shaped casing.
of carbon. viscous liquids. (no solids). truck unloading gpm
psi
hp
As the rotor turns,
Also good for Also good where many
the vanes move in
thinner liquids. for thin types of liquids
and out of the
liquids like are handled.
slots.
gasoline
and water.