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Pump facts for kids
A pump is a machine which moves a liquid from one place to another, often upwards.
Pumps need some kind of power, often kinetic energy, to make them work. Sometimes the power comes from a person. Sometimes the power comes from a motor.
Types of pumps
There are many different kinds of pumps. Some types of pumps are:
Drawing of the inside of a metering pump head to show how it works. The piston moves back and forth inside the pump head.
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Rotary vane pump
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Old hand water pump (c. 1924) at the Colored School in Alapaha, Georgia, US
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Derelict windmill connected to water pump with water storage tank in the foreground
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First European depiction of a piston pump, by Taccola, c.1450.
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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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A small, electrically powered pump
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A large, electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany
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Horizontally mounted lobe pump (right) shown with its electric motor (left) and drive-shaft bearing (middle)
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Simple hand pump
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Gear pump
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Screw pump
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Cavity pump
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A Roots lobe pump
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360° Peristaltic Pump
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A centrifugal pump uses an impeller with backward-swept arms
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Metering pump for gasoline and additives.