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This Glossary of Pumps is from ALL ABOUT PUMPS by Russell D. Hoffman. All entries are
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in this Internet version).
Air Lift Pump Gear Pump, Reversing

Archimedes Screw Global Pump (tm) Ram Pump
Archimedes Snail Gravi-Chek (tm) Pump Recessive Spiral Pump
Ball Piston Pump* Hand Pump* Rotary Cam Pump
Bent-Axis Piston Pump* Impeller Mechanism, Basic* Scoopwheel Pump
Bilge Pump, Hand-Operated Impeller, Single Lobe Screw Pump
Bucket Pump Impeller Mechanism, 2-Lobe Simplex Pump*
Cylindrical Energy Module (tm)* Impeller Diffuser Pump Sling Pump
Crescent Pump* Impeller Diffuser, Multi-Stage Spiral Pump
Ctesibian Pump Infusion Pump Squeeze Bulb
Discflo (tm) Pump Jet Pump (Wells)* Star Pump*
Diaphragm Pump* Lift Disk Pump Sucker Rod Pump
Double Diaphragm Pump* Lift Pump Swash Plate Piston Pump*
Drum-Mate (tm) Drum Pump Magnetic Flux Pump Tesla Turbine Pump
Duplex Pump* Newby's Minimum Fluid Tire Pump
Dutch Pumps* Technique Pump Turbine Pump
Ericsson Hot Air Pump* Peristaltic Pump* Tympanum Drum
Finger Pump* Piston Pump* Vacuum Pump
Fireboat Progressive Cavity Pump Vane Pump
Fish Tank Diaphragm Pump Propeller Pump Volute Pump
Force Pump, Double Acting* Pulser Pump Watergun, Super Soaker(tm)
Gear Pump* Pumper Truck Wobble Plate Piston Pump*
Gear Pump, Balanced Quimby Screw Pump Wolfhart Principle Pump*
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Gear Pump, 2-lobe Radial Piston Pump*

Gear Pump, 3-Lobe* Rag Pump
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THE HEART, THE ENGINE OF LIFE in the March, 1996 issue of the printed
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charitable organization. Lifewater volunteers build pumps in poor communities
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cost, easy-to-maintain, easy-to-build, human-powered, solar-powered and
animal-powered pumps. While most of them fall into one or two broad
categories (lift pumps, ram pumps, etc.), YES, they describe some pumps I
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Air Lift Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Air Lift Pump
The Air Lift Pump is a type of deep well pump, sometimes used to remove
water from mines. It can also be used to pump a slurry of sand and water or
other "gritty" solutions.
In its most basic form this pump has NO moving parts, other than an air
compressor. The efficiency of the air compressor is a prime factor in
determining the overall efficiency of the pump.
Increased efficiency in the pump itself can be achieved - but with added
complexity. Shown here is a simple Air Lift Pump.
Compressed air is piped down a shaft. The air then returns up a Discharge Pipe
carrying water with it. The pump works by "aerating" the water in the discharge
pipe.
The added air lowers the specific gravity of the fluid mixture. Since it is lighter
than the surrounding water, it is pushed upwards.
This type of pump can lift 20 to 2000 gallons per minute, up to about 750 feet.
The discharge pipe must be placed deep into the water, from 70% of the height
of the pipe above the water level (for lifts to 20 feet) down to 40 percent for
higher lifts.
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Archimedes Screw (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Archimedes Screw
This pump is at
least 2,000 years
old.
The Archimedes
Screw (also
called an
Archimedes
Snail) was used
for irrigation and
powered by
horses, people,
mules, etc. This
pump is even
used today,
although rarely!
The helix
revolves inside a
tube (only the bottom of the tube is shown) and the water rises accordingly.
Whether or not it was actually invented by Archimedes is certainly debatable,

though his overall brilliance is not.
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Archimedes Snail (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Archimedes Snail
The Archimedes Snail or Archimedes Scroll is at least 2,000 years old. Like its brother
the Archimedes Screw, it was used for irrigation and was usually powered by humans,
horses, or mules. A tube is wrapped around a pole, which is then rotated. This drawing
shows an ancient worker pumping water with an Archimedes Snail. Whether or not this
pump or the Archimedes Screw were actually invented by Archimedes is certainly
debatable, though his overall brilliance is not.
(Drawing courtesy Spaans Babcock.)
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Archimedes Snail (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Ball Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Ball Piston Pump
(Note: This entry is also

available in animated
format at the Ball Piston
Group's web site (see
below).)
The Ball Piston Pump is a

very simple pump design. It
has a rotor which revolves
around an internal stator.
The rotor has twelve
cylinders machined out of
it, and each cylinder has a
ball inside which can slide
in and out of the cylinder.
In the twelve cylinder

model shown here, there
are only thirteen moving
parts in the pump -- twelve
balls, and the rotor.
From TDC (Top Dead Center) the cylinders pass over the intake port for 180
degrees, then pass over the outlet port for 180 degrees.
The balls ride along a two-railed track machined into the outer housing. The
balls revolve around the pump in a perfect circle.
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Because the centerpoint of the circle which the balls revolve around is offset
from the centerpoint of the stator and the rotor, the balls and the rotor have
relative motion to each other.
This relative motion

increases and decreases the
volume of each cylinder,
allowing the mechanism to
draw in fluid during one
half cycle and expel it
during the other half cycle.
As long as the speed is

greater than about 100
revolutions per minute (the
exact value depends in part
on available suction lift or
suction head), centrifugal
force is enough to keep the
balls rolling along the track
while fluid is drawn in.
This pump can be

remarkably efficient, in part
because no parts of the
pump reciprocate (the
reciprocal motion in the cylinders is due to the relative motion of the balls on
their circle meshing with the rotor on its circle).
The track the balls revolve around is a dual track. The primary purpose of this
track is to maintain the ball in constant radial alignment within its cylinder. It
also serves to keep the balls from slipping along the outer housing.

The motion can be perceived as the ball moving relative to the cylinder, or the
cylinder moving relative to the ball.
The two sides of the track

(each of which is a circle)
get further and further apart
the slower the ball is going
(nearest TDC). Except at
one point in the cycle
(Bottom Dead Center), the
outermost edge of the ball is
in a void and touches
nothing.
The rate of spin of each ball

remains constant, but since
its "orbital speed" varies
with its distance from the
centerpoint of the rotor's
circle -- NOT the distance
from the centerpoint of the
circle inscribed by the balls -
- the actual speed of each
ball varies. They are going
slowest at TDC and fastest
at BDC.
The track causes the ball to speed up (as the track comes together) and slow
down (as the track separates) in exact proportion to the amount of speed change
required to keep the ball in radial alignment within the cylinder. Ergo:
Extremely low friction!
This pump is in the experimental stage as this is being written. This design and

several similar ones are also being developed for use as engines and
compressors.
For more information about this pump

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Bent Axis Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Bent Axis Pump
In this pump, the pistons are at an angle to the drive shaft and Thrust Plate. The
piston block shaft is connected to the drive shaft by a universal joint, not shown.
The drive shaft, thrust plate, piston block shaft, and piston block all revolve.
The connecting rods are attached to the thrust plate and revolve with it, unlike
the swash plate pump where the piston rods slide past a stationary swash plate.
The outlet ports are semi-circular holes in the Valve Plate, shown on the far
right of the animation on edge and in a head-on view below, right.
As the pump revolves, half the pistons suck in fluid as they pass over the intake
port. The other pistons discharge their fluid through the outlet port.
This pump should be compared to the radial piston pump, swash plate pump,
and wobble pump.
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Bent Axis Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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exit ports for this
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Radial Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Radial Piston Pump
Radial Piston Pumps can produce a very smooth flow under extreme pressure.
Generally they are variable-displacement pumps.
In variable models, flow rate changes when the shaft holding the rotating pistons
is moved with relation to the casing (in different models either the shaft or the
casing moves.) Output can also be varied by changing the rotation speed.
In this animation if the casing (shown in red) is moved to the left, the flow rate
would decrease to zero. If it is moved even further to the left the flow would
reverse.
Input in this animation is through the two black holes near the center below the
"Pintle" (shown in yellow). Output is through the top two black holes, above the
pintle. Higher pressure areas are indicated with a lighter blue fluid color.
The pistons are usually forced out by springs. They are forced back in, expelling
liquid, by the casing.
An odd number of pistons is always used to smooth the hydraulic balance.

These pumps revolve at speeds up to about 1200 RPM.
Note similarities to, and differences from, the wobble pump, swash plate pump,
and bent axis pump.
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Radial Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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Swash Plate Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Swash Plate Pump
Swash plate pumps have a rotating cylinder containing pistons. A spring pushes
the pistons against a stationary swash plate, which sits at an angle to the
cylinder.
The pistons suck in fluid during half a revolution and push fluid out during the
other half.
Shown on edge on the far right in the animation is a dark stationary disk. It
contains two semi-circular ports. It is shown again in a head-on view below,
right.
These ports allow the pistons to draw in fluid as they move toward the swash
plate (on the backside and not shown here) and discharge it as they move away.
For a given speed swash plate pumps can be of fixed displacement like this one,
or variable by having a variable swash plate angle. The greater the slant the
further the pistons move and the more fluid they transfer.
Note similarities to, and differences from, the wobble pump, radial piston pump,
and bent axis pump.
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arrangement for this
pump.

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Wobble Plate Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
The Wobble Plate Piston

Pump
This pump has pistons in a stationary block, and a rotating wobble plate. There
might be 4, 5, or more pistons (usually an odd number are used) -- only two
shown here.
Each piston has a valve within it and another valve behind it. Fluid comes in on
the wobble plate side (on the bottom left in this drawing) and exits under
pressure in the back (on the right here).
The pistons are pushed against the wobble plate with large springs. A pair of
smaller springs force the valves (small metal balls) closed. The spring inside the
piston is fairly weak, since only suction is used to force it open.
This type of pump can develop incredible pressure -- 10,000 P.S.I. or more. It is
commonly used for low-volume applications. Hand-operated wobble pumps
were used as emergency fuel pumps on some early aircraft.
Compare this pump, also known as a "wabble" plate pump, to the radial piston
pump, swash plate pump, and bent axis pump.
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Wobble Plate Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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Bilge Pump, Hand Operated (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Bilge Pump, Hand Operated
Most small boats have these. Even boats with electric bilge pumps often have
hand operated Bilge Pumps for emergencies, and lifeboats have them too.
A flapper valve (rubber disk) at the base of the pump keeps water from falling
out when the handle is depressed.
At the same time, a sliding disk valve at the bottom of the traveling piston, is
forced open by water pressure allowing water to enter the upper part of the
cylinder.
On the upstroke the disk valve on the piston is forced closed (down) and water
is forced up and out the top. At the same time the flapper valve opens and the
decreased pressure in the lower part of the cylinder sucks water in from the
bilge.
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Pumps for them, may want to visit an article by Martin A. Hayes in R/C Combat's
online area. You can also go to R/C Combat's home page from our own Favorite
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Bucket Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Bucket Pump
The Bucket Pump is similar to the Rag Pump and Lift Disk Pump but does not
require a tube to draw the water up. It is not very common anymore, but can still
be found occasionally.
One advantage of this pump is that the buckets don't turn upright until they are
well below the surface of the water. They fill with clean water, and bring up less
of the scum that often floats on the surface of a well.
Large old sailing ships sometimes used Bucket Pumps. They were also used on
farms and many other places.
Of course, the length of the chain and the number of buckets can vary greatly.
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Cylindrical Energy Module (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Cylindrical Energy Module
CEM or Cylindrical Energy Module is a fascinating, simple new

pump/compressor/engine invented by Eddie Paul, president of EP
Industries in El Segundo, CA.
The CEM is a modification of the swash-plate pump. In the model shown, six cylinders
in a rotating rotor assembly are moved back and forth via Piston Drive Pins which follow
a stationary Sinusiodal Cam Track that encircles the rotor assembly.
With each revolution, each piston moves back and forth twice. The pistons are double-
headed so there are 24 power strokes per revolution. There are no valves.
At each end of the pump, four stationary holes the diameter of the pistons function as
intake and exhaust ports. Output volume is proportional to rotational speed, and pressure
is proportional to the horsepower of the drive motor.
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Mr. Paul has not even begun to figure out all the things his
new pump can do, but with only seven moving parts and a virtually clog-free operation, a
multitude of worldwide uses are certain to appear.
This new pump shows that even after thousands of

years, there is still room for radical new ideas from inventive geniuses.

Drawings and photographs courtesy EP Industries.

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pump inventor (Eddie Paul) and converted to animated
"P11" format. Next the image was reduced to 25% of the
viewable size and converted to super-compressed GIF
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Crescent Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Crescent Pump
This pump consists of two rotating gears; an Internal Gear with the teeth on the
outside, and an External gear with the teeth on the inside. The External Gear is
larger and has more teeth, but the teeth are the same size.
As the teeth separate (lower left side in this drawing) they pass over the intake
hole (shown behind the gears in black on the left). They "suck" in fluid, then the
gears are separated by a Crescent Seal (shown in brown.)
When the teeth start to come together again (upper right here) they squeeze the
fluid through the outlet hole (shown in black at the top center of this drawing.)
Normally the inner gear is attached to a drive shaft and the outer gear is turned
by the inner gear at the point of contact (upper left area of this drawing.)
Advantages of the crescent pump include its simple design and low maintenance
requirements. The crescent pump is common in many applications including
automatic transmissions.
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Crescent Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Ctesibian Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Ctesibian Pump
The Ctesibian pump is over two thousand years old. Firefighters used Ctesibians
for centuries. It is a type of force pump.
It is operated by two, four or six men -- sometimes more -- standing on either

end of the "walking beam" to which the piston rods are attached.
The cylinders are made of copper or brass, the pistons often of wood. There are
two valves for each cylinder and the base of the pump sits in the water source.
An air chamber below the nozzle acts as a hydraulic accumulator to maintain an

even flow of water out the nozzle.
The water source might be suppied by a bucket brigade of people. The purpose
of the pump is to create a stream of water for putting out the fire.
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Discflo (tm) Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Discflo (tm) Pump
The Discflo (tm)

pump is
manufactured by
Discflo Corporation.
It uses LAMINAR
FLOW to achieve a
low-maintenance
pump which is
virtually impervious
to clogging, making
it ideal for many
wastewater industry
applications.
Laminar Flow is a
smooth, gentle flow, without abrupt changes in direction or pressure. By
utilizing this flow, the pump surfaces ("rotary discs") are not damaged as much
as with other pumps, because the liquid nearest them is flowing at nearly the
same speed as the "rotary disc" surface itself.
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The unique shape of this pump

enables it to use laminar flow --
the pump is made of flat disks,
or disks with small ridges on
them. These disks produce a
non-pulsating, smooth flow
which reduces wear.
The flow through a

typical Diskflo pump
is shown in this
drawing.
Fluid enters the

pump through the
input port (lower
right, shown in
outline here). The
rotary disks
accelerate the fluid
gently.
As the fluid
accelerates it moves
to the outside of the
disks, into the casing
and out the outlet
port.

Fluid in the Discflo pump travels in a spiral as it gains kinetic energy before
being discharged.
The fluid being pumped forms a "boundary layer" of molecules immediately

adjacent to the disks. Fluid further and further from the disks travels more and
more slowly. Output is very smooth and nonpulsating.
Nikola Tesla's Turbine Pump is a forerunner of this pump.
Here is
a
diagram
of a
typical
Discflo
(tm)
pump.
Discflo
also
offers
several
vertical
configurati
including submersible models.
Key:
Frame
Inboard Ball Bearings
Outboard Bearing Housing
Packing (other options available)
Back Pullout Bolt

ANSI 150 or 300 lb. Flanges

(DIN or JIS also available)
Concentric Housing
Double-Row Thrust Bearings
Axial Adjustment (Used to reduce
pressure at packing or seal area)
Precision-Grounded Shaft
Convertible Packing/Seal Box
Shaft Sleeve (ceramic or
stainless steel)
Custom Designed Rotary DISCPAC
Interchangeable Bearing Frames
Images courtesy Discflo Corporation.
This video clip, provided by

Discflo (and animated on the
glossary) shows the pump
being used to pump olives
mixed in water without any
significant damage to the
olives.


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Diaphragm Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Diaphragm Pump
Cars often use a Diaphragm Pump to move gasoline from the gas tank to the
carburetor or fuel injection plugs.
The gasoline diaphragm pump in a car is operated by a cam geared directly to

rotating parts of the engine. The cam pushes a pushrod.
The brown rod shown in this drawing is moved by the pushrod. It pushes the
diaphragm in (a spring forces it back out.)
Fuel pumps like this one operate continuously but have a safety valve which
returns fuel to the input side of the pump if pressure rises above a set level.
The pump usually has a fuel filter built into it. (The fuel system will have
several other filters.)
Diaphragm pumps are very common and come in many sizes. Modern plastics
are flexible and long lasting making this an ideal low-maintenance pump for
many applications.
See also Double Diaphragm Pumps.
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Diaphragm Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Double Diaphram Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Double Diaphram Pump
Double Diaphragm pumps offer smooth flow, reliable operation, and the ability
to pump a wide variety of viscous and impure liquids.
The Air Operated Double Diaphragm pump is illustrated on the right. This
pump uses a very simple valve system to move the DIAPHRAGM ROD. The
flexible diaphragms (shown in white here) are round disks attached at each end
of the Diaphragm Rod.
The PILOT SPOOL (the middle of the three horizontal rods) is pushed back and
forth whenever the Diaphragm Rod reaches the end of its throw. The Pilot Spool
allows air to move the Air Distribution Valve (the top rod in this drawing) back
and forth.
The AIR DISTRIBUTION ROD controls air flow to the left or right air
chamber, reversing on each stroke.
The four BALL VALVES are free-floating and operated by pressure differences
in the pumped liquid. Flapper valves are also commonly used. In the pump
shown, liquid flow is from the bottom to the top.
Sanitary Double Diaphragm pumps, often made of plastic and/or stainless steel,
are used in the food industry to pump everything from sliced fruit, to sausage, to
chocolate.
See also Diaphragm Pumps.
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Double Diaphram Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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Drum-Mate Drum Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Drum-Mate Drum Pump
Sometimes the best pumping solution is not exactly a "pump" in the traditional
sense of the word. The Drum-Mate drum pump is used to pump liquids from
standard 55-gallon drums by regulating air flow into the pump from any
compressed air source. Pumps of this type are sometimes called "Fluid
Displacement Pumps".
There are no moving parts while removing liquid from a drum. Simply turn the
rotating control head, and flow will start.
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The pump can dispense up to 16 GPM (60 LPM), up to 250 centipoise, 50 SAE,
1200 SSU. It pressurizes the pump to 7.5 PSI from air inlet pressure up to 150
PSI. A built-in safety valve limits pressurization.
Photo and diagram courtesy Drum-Mates, Inc.
The Drum-Mate drum pump is made

of 100% polypropylene plastic. It's
made for use with nonflammable
liquids, and can be an inexpensive
solution for drum dispensing any
nonflammable liquid compatible with
polypropylene.
Air is regulated from 7.5 to 150 PSI by

a venting valve. A pressure control
regulator is available to minimize air
wastage.
Operating Position #1 allows

pressurized air into the drum.
Operating Position #2 allows the

pressure to be "locked" into the pump
(by adding force from a second spring to the relief valve). This way the operator
can disengage the air pressure line from the pump, move the drum to a different
location, and then dispense the liquid (by rotating the cap past Operating
Position #1 to Operating Position #3).
Operating Position #4 is the "on" position when connected to a compressor or

air tank. In this position, the air is constantly replaced and the pressure remains
at 7.5 PSI.


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Duplex Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Duplex Pump
The "direct acting reciprocating steam

pump" was invented by Henry R. Worthington in 1840. It is still used today,
often powered by compressed air instead of steam.
DUPLEX PUMPS like the one shown here have two steam and two water
cylinders. Only one of each is shown, the other cylinders being directly behind
these.
Duplex pumps have no "dead spots" because one or the other steam piston is
always under force of steam (or compressed air). The two pistons are about 1/4
cycle out of synchronization with each other.
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The steam enters

the system through the top chamber on the left where the steam valve slides
back and forth over the various intake and exhaust pipes. The black hole just
under the steam valve is the exhaust vent for used steam.
The back pump controls the steam valve for the pump shown which controls,
through the rocker arm in the middle, the steam valve for the piston in back.
On the water end of the pump, on the right here, the lower two valves are the
intake valves and the upper valves are the discharge valves. A hydraulic
accumulator is usually located just above the pump to smooth the flow and
prevent water hammer.
As many as five sets of steam and water cylinders are linked together in various
types of reciprocating steam pumps.
See also simplex pumps.

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Dutch Cruquius Pumps (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Dutch Cruquius Pumps
For three years, from 1849 to 1852, three huge

steam pumping stations were run night and day
to drain a lake. The area to be drained, is called
the Haarlemmermeer.
All three stations were based on standard

Cornish pumps and were built essentially alike.
One of them, Cruquius, is still in existence as a
museum and is illustrated here.
There are eight pumps surrounding the central steam cylinder, but at Cruquius
only seven were actually connected because the steam cylinder could not power
all eight.
The cycle shown works as follows: First, steam is introduced into the center of
the cylinder (at about 45 P.S.I.) The steam pushes the piston up, pushing the
upper valves in the pumps down (two of eight are shown).
About halfway up the inlet steam valve is closed but steam continues to expand
and push the piston up. It slows to a stop at the top of the cycle.
Next the exhaust valve is closed and the equilibrium valve is opened. Steam
then flows around to the top of the piston and, with the aid of gravity, pushes
down on the piston. The upper valves on the pumps move up and water is
raised.
The equilibrium valve closes and the cycle repeats about seven times a minute.
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For more information about this pump...

Visit The Official Cruquius Museum's World Wide
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pump!): home.planet.nl/~gisolfr

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Ericsson Hot Air Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Ericsson Hot Air Pump
This pump was designed in the 1800's by John Ericsson, designer of the Civil
War battleship Monitor.
The Ericsson Hot Air Pump had many advantages for rural customers: It was
reliable, ran on virtually any fuel, had easily replaced parts, and could not
explode. (No steam is used, only a few cubic feet of hot air.)
A fascinating series of linkages sequences all the events. The pump works by
continuously heating and cooling the same air. The heated air expands and
pushes up the TRANSFER PISTON (shaded gray here).
The air is transferred around the edges of Transfer Piston to the space between
the top of the transfer piston and the AIR PISTON. Water circulating around the
cylinder cools the air, causing it to contract.
The water that cools the air was just brought up from the well. It exits via the
outlet pipe (behind, not shown.) The Air Piston pushes the cooled, contracted air
down past the Transfer Piston and the cycle repeats.
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The Ericsson Hot Air Pump animation
requires 1 meg of SVGA video (VESA
1.2 or higher) and at least 4 megabytes of free EMM or XMS RAM. It consists of
36 frames. Timing accuracy better than 1/1000th of a second! You can slow it
down and speed it up in fine increments to run it at the perfect speed for you to
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Finger Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Finger Pump
Finger pumps push a series of rods against a flexible tubing in sequence, forcing
fluid along the tube. In this pump the fluid moves from left to right.
Since nothing but the tube actually touches the fluid, the fluid can be kept clean
so this pump is often found in medical applications, pumping blood or other
fluids.
The individual fingers can be operated by a rotating camshaft above them, by

individual solenoids electronically actuated in sequence, or by other methods.
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The Fire Fighter: A famous fire boat (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
The Fire Fighter: A famous

fire boat
Every major harbor has one or more fireboats to protect the docks and ships
where ground-based fire vehicles cannot go.
Originally (late 1800's) these boats were made from old, converted tugboats.
Within a few decades they had proved their worth and specially-designed
fireboats began to be built.
Certainly the most famous fireboat of all time is the FIRE FIGHTER of New
York City, which began service in 1938 and still answers the call.
FIRE FIGHTER was designed by William Francis Gibbs, who also designed the
ocean liners AMERICA and UNITED STATES.
Four 5000 GPM De Laval two-stage centrifugal pumps provide a total pumping
capacity of 20,000 gallons per minute at 150 PSI. They can also be connected in
series to provide 10,000 GPM at 300 PSI.
W. F. Gibbs also designed a land-based fire truck -- the most powerful ever built
-- called the Super Pumper, which served NYC from 1965 to 1982. It was built
by Mack Trucks, and could feed 35 hoselines at once.
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The Fire Fighter: A famous fire boat (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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Fish Tank Diaphragm Air Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Fish Tank Diaphragm Air

Pump
This pump is designed for continous operation. It is simple and reliable.
The motor operates directly off of house current at 60 cycles per second
(signified by the sine wave in the upper right corner).
The electric current flows through thin wires around an iron core. The wire is
wrapped around one side of the core, many hundreds of times.
Whenever the current reverses (60 times per second) the magnetic flux created
by the current is reversed. This alternately pushes and pulls the armature.
The armature moves the diaphragm in and out directly. The valves are forced
open and closed by the air pressure created by the movement of the diaphragm.
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Fish Tank Diaphragm Air Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
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Force Pump, Double Acting (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Force Pump, Double Acting
This pump is more efficient that a single-acting force pump such as a simple Lift
Pump or a hand-operated Bilge Pump.
Each stroke of the piston fills one chamber and empties another, which nearly
doubles the flow rate (less the volume of the piston rod) over a single-acting
force pump. It also smooths the flow.
From the outside this pump can take many forms, but the basic principal of
operation will be identical.
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Force Pump, Double Acting (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Gear Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Gear Pump
This is a type of Rotary Force Pump. Gear pumps are extremely simple and
reliable.
Depending on the number of teeth, the "idler" gear might be driven directly by
the "drive" gear. Generally with six or more teeth this is possible. In other cases
an extra gear external to the pump drives the secondary gear at the same rate.
The teeth on Gear Pumps can be spur (straight), helical (slanted), herringbone,
etc. There can be two, or more teeth on each gear -- twenty is not uncommon.
The diameter of the gears and their thickness varies widely.
The many variations have different effects on the efficiency, strength,

smoothness and other areas of operation.
This pump will pump in the reverse direction if you reverse the direction of
rotation of the gears. Two pairs of valves can be added to make this a Reversing
Gear Pump, which pumps in the same direction regardless of which direction
the gears rotate.
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Gear Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Reversing Gear Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Reversing Gear Pump
This type of rotary gear pump moves liquid in the same direction regardless of
the direction the gears turn.
The valves (shown in yellow in this drawing) are forced open and closed by the
difference in pressure on the input and output sides.
In this drawing, fluid in the higher-pressure output side is shown in light blue
while fluid in the lower-pressure input side is dark blue.
Notice that when the green gear starts moving clockwise, the fluid in the outer
circular tubes changes pressure but stops flowing, and fluid flows more or less
straight up.
When the red gear is moving clockwise, fluid travels in a sideways 'S' shape
through the outer circular tubes.
The pump in this drawing reverses direction about every 8 seconds.
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Balanced Gear Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Balanced Gear Pump
This is a modification of a regular Gear Pump and all the variations in that pump
(number of teeth, size, shape, etc.) are possible here too.
The tubing around the edges of this pump returns pressure -- not liquid -- to
opposite sides of the shafts. Very little fluid is transferred anywhere by these
extra tubes.
By equalizing pressure on each side of the shafts, friction and wear are both
reduced in comparison to the standard gear pump.
Other types of pumps, such as Vane Pumps, sometimes are balanced in similar
ways.
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Balanced Gear Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Global Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Global Pump
This air-operated pump is remarkably simple and adaptable. It has no

diaphragms, seals or bearings. The only parts that move are the intake and outlet
valves, and the air valves.
The pump uses compressed air passing through a nozzle to create lower pressure
in the main chamber (80 PSI needed). The lower pressure draws water into the
chamber.
When the chamber is full an air valve changes position, and the air pressure is
then used to push the fluid out of the main chamber, at 80 PSI. When the fluid is
emptied the valve switches back again and the cycle repeats.
This pump's simplicty and safety (no electricity, no rotating or sliding parts) are
its major strong points.
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Gravi-Chek Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Gravi-Chek Pump
The Gravi-Chek pump is a modernized RAM PUMP. Like the ram pump, the drive
pipe for this pump is a long straight tube. The fall ratio for the drive pipe is normally
about one foot of fall for every five feet of horizontal distance, or 1 to 5.
Unlike the ram pump which utilizes two "clack" valves, the operating mechanism of
this pump features one valve, and a partially-bouyant ball which covers either the
discharge outlet port or the waste gate. Most of the water exits through the waste gate,
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but a portion is forced into the accumulator.
The pressure which develops in the hydraulic accumulator can raise water over 300
feet.
Images courtesy CBG Enterprises
The water develops kinetic energy as it comes down the drive pipe (A) and exits the
waste gate (C) while the ball is in the floating position.
When the exiting water obtains sufficient speed, the ball is drawn down into the ball
seat, forcing water up past the discharge valve (D) and into the hydraulic accumulator
or "surge tank" (E).
The system relies on air pressure in the surge tank. The Snifter Hole (F) automatically
controls the air level in the surge tank by letting a little air into the system with each

cycle.
Here is an exploded view of the Gravi-Chek pump mechanism.
The motorless property of this pump combined with its simple construction and short
parts list make this pump particularly suitible for remote location use.

This chart shows the manufacturer's expected delivery rates for various configurations
with a 2" pump.
Delivery rates go down as lift height goes up and vice-versa. The chart indicates for
example that a 30 foot drive pipe with a 6 foot fall can deliver 4,000 gallons a day to a
height of 20 feet, or 3,000 gallons a day to a height of 40 feet.
The same pump can also deliver 1000 gallons a day to a height of 150 feet, according
to the manufacturer's specifications.

Visit The Carlson & Beauloye Company's World Wide Web
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Hand Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Hand Pump
This pump is used for hand lotions, i.e. thick (high viscosity) liquids.
There are two metal balls inside this pump. The large lower ball fits inside the
first few turns of the spring. The middle turns of the spring are of reduced
diameter so they act as a stop for the ball.
This particular version of hand pump is patented by Calmar, Inc. though many
fairly similar pump mechanisms exist.
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Impeller Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Impeller Pump
Probably this is the most

versatile pump of all. Impeller mechanisms are the basis of thousands of types
of pumps.
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The
number of blades can vary from 1 to 10 or more. They operate over a wide
speed range -- from less than 30 to more than 3000 RPM.

Impeller pumps are excellent for moving impure liquids since they do not clog
very easily. For very impure liquids such as sludge, a single blade is sometimes
used.

Impeller pumps range in

diameter from less than a quarter inch to 10 feet or more. Sometimes they have
diffusers to increase efficiency.

Sometimes the output of

one impeller is fed directly into another impeller to increase the head. As many
as six or ten might be linked together, or connected in two facing sets to double
the output and even the pressures on the shaft and pump casing.


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Impeller, Single Vane (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Impeller, Single Vane
A single vane impeller is almost impossible to clog, therefore, it is commonly

used for liquids that contain solid materials in suspension.
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Impeller Mechanism, 2-lobe (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Impeller Mechanism, 2-lobe
By having only two vanes, the risk of clogging from foreign matter in the fluid
being pumped is reduced over a pump with more vanes. (For even messier fluids
a single vane can be used.)
This type of pump might be used for pumping sludge or other contaminated
liquids. It is also common for moving liquid paper stock.
All of the head in an impeller type pump is created by the impeller itself. The
rest of the parts induce losses to the maximum head.
Losses are induced by friction of the fluid against the sides of the parts, by
mechanical friction of the pump shaft, and from hydraulic efficiency losses such
as fluid eddies and changes in direction (which takes energy).
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Impeller Diffuser Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Impeller Diffuser Pump
The efficiency of the Impeller Pump can be greatly increased by the addition of
stationary Diffuser Vanes. Large Impeller-diffuser pumps can achieve efficiency
ratings of 90 percent.
The number of diffuser vanes is always different than the number of impeller
vanes. This is so that the edges of the rotating impeller vanes do not come close
to all the ends of the diffuser vanes at the same time.
This prevents thumping or knocking, and excessive buildup of pressures.
In this drawing the innermost set of vanes revolves and the outer set is
stationary.
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Impeller Diffuser, Multi-Stage
Multi-stage impeller pumps have substantially increased heads

over single-impeller types.
In the model shown, there are five rotating impellers in

sequence, with the intake from the lower hole on the left and the
outlet at the lower right. The upper two holes connect to the
lower holes, balancing intake and outlet pressures on the shaft.
The liquid swirls (not shown here) with

the rotation of the pump. As many as 12 separate impellers are often connected together to increase flow rates
and head.
In many models the fluid enters at either end and works towards the middle, or enters one end and immediately
after the first impeller, is sent to the opposite end to the second impeller, then back to the first end, and so on,
exiting in the middle.
The advantages of such a system are improved pressure balance on the shaft and relatively low pressure around
the seals. On the pump shown the right-hand seal has the pressure of four stages pushing against it.
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Above photos of Grundfos multistage pump by the author.
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Infusion Pump
Infusion Pumps are used to deliver very small quantities of drugs over long periods of
time. They are also commonly called Syringe Pumps.
A worm gear (shaft) slowly turns, moving the plunger of the syringe in, and pushing
the medication out. These can also be used in reverse to withdraw fluids.
Here the action is shown much faster than it usually would be. The injection might
take place over a period of many hours.
A typical infusion pump might have a flow rate range from .2 cubic centimeters (cc) to
500cc per hour. At .2cc per hour, a 10cc syringe would require 50 hours to empty.
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Jet Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Jet Pump
A Jet Pump is a type of impeller-diffuser pump that is used to draw water from
wells into residences. It can be used for both shallow (25 feet or less) and deep
wells (up to about 200 feet.)
Shown here is the underwater part of a deep well jet pump. Above the surface is
a standard impeller-diffuser type pump. The output of the diffuser is split, and
half to three-fourths of the water is sent back down the well through the Pressure
Pipe (shown on the right here).
At the end of the pressure pipe the water is accelerated through a cone-shaped
nozzle at the end of the pressure pipe, shown here within a red cutaway section.
Then the water goes through a Venturi in the Suction Pipe (the pipe on the left).
The venturi has two parts: the Venturi Throat, which is the pinched section of
the suction tube; and above that is the venturi itself which is the part where the
tube widens and connects to the suction pipe.
The venturi speeds up the water causing a pressure drop which sucks in more
water through the intake at the very base of the unit. The water goes up the
Suction Pipe and through the impeller -- most of it for another trip around to the
venturi.
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Jet Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Lift Disk Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Lift Disk Pump
This type of pump uses flat disks (shown on edge in red here) attached to a
chain or rope. The disks draw water up a tube.
This type of pump is probably thousands of years old. It is similar to a Rag

Pump or Bucket Pump.

glossary.)
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Lift Disk Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)

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Lift Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Lift Pump
This pump can still be found on farms

everywhere. The maximum suction to the
lower valve (shown in red here; called the
FOOT VALVE) is about 30 feet.
Water enters the lower chamber when the

movable sealed plate is raised. The red
valve is open and the green valve on the
plate is closed.
When the plate is pushed back down, the

red valve closes, and the liquid in the lower
chamber is forced through the green valve,
which opens.
On the next upstroke of the plate, the liquid

which passed through the green valve on the
previous downstroke is raised and spills out
the spout.
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Magnetic Flux Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Magnetic Flux Pump
This pump uses the magnetic attraction of particles within the fluid to move the liquid.
Electromagnets are arranged in rings around a pipe. The magnets are electrified in turn
causing the liquid to move along the wave of electromagnetism.
Naturally, there must be magnetic particles within the liquid for this pump to work.
Although magnetic flux pumps have very limited uses, they do offer several substantial
advantages.
First, there are no seals needed anywhere. If the system moves a dangerous liquid this
reduces the chance of spills. It also reduces maintenance, increases reliability, and makes
it easier to move high-temperature liquid metals.
Second, there are no moving parts (besides the liquid itself.) This decreases wear and
increases reliability substantially.
Magnetic flux pumps come in a wide range of capacities and different models use
different principals of electromagnetism.
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Newby's Minimum Fluid Technique (MFT) Irrigation Pumps (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Newby's Minimum Fluid

Technique (MFT) Irrigation
Pumps
Inventor John Newby wanted to find the plant irrigation system which would
use the least possible amounts of energy and water. Newby developed several
patented water delivery systems which he once demonstrated to the author in
person, and he sent several models to the author over the last few years of his
life.
In the compressed-air-powered pump on the right, there are three containers

which can be long tubes, for instance. The upper one can hold planters, fish, or
both. The middle one is for overflow water and is connected to each of the other
containers by tubes (the connection to the lower container has a one-way valve).
The lower container receives the compressed air. As the air pushes out the water
(which goes up the tube on the far right), the small bucket attached to a flexible
hose empties of water, and air goes up the tube. When that happens, the pressure
lowers in the container, and water flows down the siphon tube, which connects
the top and bottom containers and is shown on the left.
The Minimum Fluid Technique (MFT) is an offshoot of the Nutrient Film

Technique (NFT). The basic concept of the NFT system was first developed by
Dr. Allen Cooper in 1970, in England. One advantage of the MFT system is that
it can be turned off with no liquid flow for hours. The NFT system must run
constantly.
While experimenting with incorporating his basic water pump into the NFT
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system, Newby conceived of the idea of supporting the stems of the plant by
inserting the plant between water-filled tubes, and thus also reducing
evaporation around the roots. The idea worked, resulting in a simple, reliable,
inexpensive, easily-maintained, low-pressure, air-operated hydroponic pumping
system. The system can be solar-powered without the need for batteries.
John C. Newby, was a retired U.S. Navy veteran and held patents for the basic
pump (#5662459, 1977) and for an adaptation (#5813839, 1998) which runs on
steam generated within the pump assembly (as a heat engine requiring only
water and fire to run). Another patent (#5860247, 1999) covers the basic pump
incorporated into an ebb and flow system, as animated on the previous screen.
In addition, Mr. Newby had patents applied for, for NFT and MFT hydroponics
systems and for several diaphragm pumps and pump/valve combinations.

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Peristaltic Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Peristaltic Pump
One of the main advantages of the Peristaltic Pump is cleanliness. It also utilizes
another advantage: Fragile blood cells are not damaged by this pump.
The flexible tube (in this drawing its edges are blue and yellow for clarity) is
connected on the inlet side to the patient's artery, and on the outlet side to the
patient's vein.
In this example three rollers on rotating arms pinch the tube against an arc and
move the fluid along. There are usually three or four sets of rollers.
Peristaltic pumps have a variety of medical applications. They can be used to

add nutrients to blood, to force blood through filters to clean it, or to move
blood through the body and lungs during open heart surgery.
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Piston Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Piston Pump
The basic Piston Pump is very simple having just two valves and one stuffing
box.
In this example the reciprocating piston is driven back and forth by a rotating
mechanism.
This piston pump uses suction to raise water into the chamber. The lower valve
can be placed below water level.
The piston must be within about 25 feet of the water level, but the water can
then be raised quite high.
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Progressive Cavity Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Progressive Cavity Pump
Progressive (or Progressing) Cavity pumps, a type of Single Screw pump, are used for highly viscous liquids such
as peanut butter or glue, and also for liquids with significant amounts of solids such as cement or sand slurry.
Fuild proceeds from the entrance, at the top on the right side here, to the left. The rotor revolves inside the stator.
The stator is a twisted cavity with an oval-shaped cross-section. It is usually made of natural or synthetic rubber,
steel, or plastic. The rotor is usually steel.
For a given diameter and shape of the rotor, doubling the number of stages (the length) will double the output
pressure.
The area of the cross-section of the rotor determines the backpressure the pump must withstand.
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Propeller Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Propeller Pump
This is similar to other impeller pumps, but the fluid being pumped is not sent in
a circular path. Rather, it proceeds more or less in a straight direction up to the
discharge elbow.
Shown is a vertical propeller pump (horizontal and angled versions also exist).
Here, the motor sits above the discharge shaft. The distance to the propeller is
usually well under 100 feet and often between 10 and 20 feet.
The propeller can be placed below the surface of the liquid, where it will always
be primed.
Propeller pumps are generally high-speed but with low heads. They can be quite
large, measuring over a dozen feet in diameter and moving over 50,000 gallons
per minute. Some have adjustable-pitch blades.
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Pulser Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Pulser Pump
The Pulser Pump is one of the simplest ways to elevate a portion of a controlled
downflow of water. It has no moving parts, and utilizes the operating principle
of the AIR LIFT PUMP along with a TROMPE.
A Trompe draws air down a pipe along with a large amount of water. The
original use of a trompe was to create an air blast for a furnace. This was
common until the invention of electric blowers.
Various intake configurations, especially jet-shaped flow patterns, increase the

volume of air and/or the depth to which the air can be drawn down. In many
intake configurations, a funnel-shaped swirl of water is formed at the top of the
trompe. The funnel shape breaks up into individual bubbles which continue to
be drawn down and around into the SEPARATION CHAMBER by the swiftly
moving water.
When the water reaches the separation chamber, the water slows down as the
chamber widens, and the bubbles rise up out of the water, creating a pocket of
air above the water. The chamber has two exits. Most of the water goes up the
large overflow pipe. The air goes up a separate pipe, which also draws some
water up along with the air. The water flows out the top in pulses.
As the water travels down the intake pipe and throughout the system, it absorbs
oxygen from the air. Oxygenation takes only a small amount of air. (A lot more
air is moved; a little of that air oxygenates a lot of water.) The added oxygen
helps fish to breath. Additionally, a gaseous exchange occurs in the trompe
section where the air bubbles are under pressure. This acts as a chemical filter,
removing nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorous compounds from the water.
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There are a number of variations which can improve the efficiency of this basic
pulser pump design. For example the air outlet can feed a standard AIR LIFT
PUMP, through a tube.
When utilized in the proper environment, the Pulser's elegance is its

phenomenal simplicity coupled with an intrinsic harmony with nature. The
design shown here was created by Brian White, who may actually have invented
this type of pump. He came up with the idea himself, but doesn't know whether
or not others have before him. In any case, he has applied modern tools (such as
plastic piping and backhoes) to pulser pump design and building, and widely
and freely distributes the information for the benefit of anyone who might be
able to use it.

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gaiatechnician@yahoo.com
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Pumper Truck (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Pumper Truck
Fire fighters need water - and lots of it. For thousands of years the Ctesibian
pump was commonly used to pump water onto a fire.
Now a PUMPER TRUCK is brought in, carrying a variety of pumps within it.
Typical service requirements for each pump may be 1000 gallons per minute at
a minimum pressure of 120 P.S.I. (pounds per square inch).
Such a pump might supply seven or eight fire hoses at once, each a thousand
feet long.
A turret pipe nozzle such as that shown here can deliver water at upwards of 200
P.S.I.. This is possible because it doesn't have to be held, just aimed, and the
water doesn't need to run through hoses.
Many types of pumps are used for fire pumper trucks including piston pumps,
rotary pumps, and single- and multi-stage impeller pumps (serial and parallel
centrifugal pumps).
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Quimby Screw Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Quimby Screw Pump
Quimby Screw Pumps use closely matched screws which mesh to form pockets
of fluid. Each shaft has a left-hand screw and a right-hand screw, for hydraulic
pressure balance.
On the left is a side view. The animation on the right is a top (or bottom) view.
The inlet is at each end and the outlet is in the middle. The two shafts are geared
together and revolve at the same rate, up to about 1750 RPM.
Quimby Screws often pump oil, which lubricates the meshing gears. They have
no valves or small parts to wear out or break, and the stuffing boxes are in the
low pressure part of the pump where they are less prone to wear.
A Quimby Screw can pump 4,000 gallons per minute at 1,000 P.S.I.
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Ram Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Ram Pump
Ram Pumps only have two moving parts, making them virtually maintenance-
free.
Water enters the lower of two chambers through a pipe from an elevated water
source. This pipe must be relatively long and thick so that significant force
(inertia) is developed as the water moves down it to the chamber.
As water rushes in it starts the pump. The chamber fills and the ESCAPE
VALVE (on the left here) shuts. The DELIVERY VALVE to the AIR DOME
opens.
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The momentum of the rushing water pushes some water into the air dome and
compresses the air that partially fills that chamber. When the pressure is great
enough it opposes the force of the incoming water and the second valve drops
shut.
After the delivery valve shuts, air pressure pushes water up the outlet pipe. In
the first chamber, all valves are closed and no water can move, so the escape
valve drops open and the cycle begins to repeat, about once a second.
This is an ideal pump when a plentiful water source is available. Roughly 3/4's
of the water that passes through the system exits via the escape valve.

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Related Material Outside this Web Site:

Donald Burger, collector of Hydraulic Water Rams.
Mr. Burger's site contains additional links to other sites with more information
about these marvelous pumps.
The Ram Company.
Manufacturers of several non-electric pumping solutions.
Grove Enterprises, Inc.
Distributors for Atlas Publications, who have published a book by Don. R.
Wilson called All About Hydraulic Ram Pumps -- How and Where They Work
(ISBN 0-9631526-2-9). It describes how to design, build, and install a simple,
efficient hydraulic ram pump.
Rife Hydraulic Engine Mfg. Co., Inc. is the manufacturer of the DAVEY ram
pump shown above. They have been manufacturing "water pumps and related
products" since 1884 and have a wide variety of sizes and models to choose
from.
They are located at:
Line & Grove Sts.
P. O. Box 95
Nanticoke PA 18634
(717) 740-1100
fax: (717) 740-1101

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Recessive Spiral Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Recessive Spiral Pump
This pump category, now internationally patented, was invented by Australian

naturalist and marine designer Jayden Harman after decades of study of the
plant and animal kingdom.
The basic design of the impeller is a logarithmic spiral shape variously known
as a Phi Ratio, a Phi Geometry, a Fibonacci Sequence, or a Proportional Spiral.
In three dimensions, these patterns can be called Recessive Spirals. To visualize
a recessive spiral, imagine the inside of a conch shell. Of course, nature never
needs to mathematically determine a Fibonacci sequence, but she has
nevertheless once again pointed us in the proper direction, a direction which we
can only follow if enough numbers are crunched and experimental designs
tested. One impeller variation is shown in the photo.
By smoothly accelerating the fluid centripetally (towards the center), and by

minimizing turbulence, Recessive Spiral pump designs lessen vibration, and
reduce or even have a negative heat gain, while delivering more thrust with
virtually no cavitation. Advance the technology through the use of computer
design, 3-D molding techniques, studies across hundreds of plant, animal, and
other natural implementations of the Phi geometry, and build and test refinement
after refinement of the basic concepts, and you have a pump which can move
extraordinary amounts of fluid with incredible efficiency.
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Contact:
Pax Fluid Systems,
Inc.
93 Crestwood
Drive
San Rafael, CA
94901-1149
(415) 453-0404
(415) 454-6646
(fax)
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Rotary Cam Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Rotary Cam Pump
Rotary Cam Pumps come in many variations. This animation is also called a
Cochrane Rotary Pump. It is not in use now and is mainly of historical curiosity.
In this model the intake is the lower tube on the right and the outlet is at the top.
The piston slide arm moves around inside a slot in the casing.
As an eccentric cam rotates the circular plunger (shown in gray) around the edge
of the casing, fluid is swirled around the edge to the outlet port.
One variation of this type of pump is the Kinney Rotating Plunger Pump which
ejects the fluid through a hollow in the slide pin and a discharge port on the
discharge side of the pump.

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Scoopwheel Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Scoopwheel Pump
The scoopwheel pump has been used for drainage in Holland since at least the
1500s, and the Dutch occasionally use scoopwheels today. A number of historic
Dutch scoopwheel pumping stations have been restored and converted to
museums. Some of these museums are working museums where the pumps are
operated regularly.
A scoopwheel is able to raise water about a quarter of the diameter of the wheel.
Wheel diameters might be 20 feet or more, and widths range up to about 10 feet.
Sometimes two or more scoopwheels are operated off the same rotor. Additional
scoopwheels can be placed in series to increase the total head. Scoopwheel
pumps are commonly made of a large number of wooden slats (in the pump on
the right, there are 20 slats). The water is pushed up a curved incline by the
slats. 5 to 10 rpm is typical. The scoopwheel is somewhat similar to a vane
pump, but this pump's vanes don't move relative to the wheel. It is also
somewhat similar to a tympanum drum.
Information about the scoopwheel pump was obtained from Steam Drainage in
the Netherlands, 1770-1870, by K. van der Pols and J. A. Verbruggen. (See
Bibiliography.)
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Screw Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Screw Pump
The screw pump is a positive displacement pump which comes with two or
three screws. (A single screw version is called a "progressing cavity" pump.)
The Quimby Screw Pump is a type of screw pump.
The pump forms hollow cavities which contain the fluid and move it along the
screws. One screw is the drive screw and the other screw or screws is/are driven
by the drive screw.
The two-bladed pump shown here has had a plexiglass casing put on so that the
internal gearing can be seen. This pump was manufactured by Leistritz.
(Photo by the author.)
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Simplex Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Simplex Pump
The Simplex, or Single-Cylinder Double Acting, Pump was invented in 1840 by

Henry R. Worthington.
A Simplex Pump is a reciprocating pump. This pump has a single liquid

cylinder which forces liquid out through the top outlet on both the in and the out
stroke (here up and down.)
This basic type of pump might be used for Air Pumps, Feed Pumps for the
furnace, Fire, Bilge, and Fuel Oil Service. All might rely on this fundamental
pump.
The DUPLEX PUMP is similar to the Simplex pump, having two pistons
instead of one, providing smoother operation. From the outside a simplex pump
can take many forms but the basic concept follows this illustration.
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Sling Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Sling Pump
The Sling Pump, with only one moving part, is a modern application of an
Archimedes Snail Pump. A helical intake coil is wrapped around and around the
inside surface of a cone. The coil is connected to an output tube via a water-
lubricated swivel coupling at the extreme upstream side of the pump and is open
at the downstream (fat) end. The downstream end of the cone has slats to let
water in but keep debris out. A rope or pair of ropes holds it in place.
The pump floats partially submerged, being largely of plastic, with aluminum
propeller blades and bouyant styrofoam in the nose. With each revolution of the
cone, the coil picks up air during the top portion of the cycle and water during
the bottom portion. This causes a pulsed output, and also means the output water
is highly oxygenated. The Rife Hydraulic Engine Mfg. Co., Inc. claims some
models of their Sling Pumps (inset) can raise water over 80 feet high or move it
a mile horizonally, from a stream moving at just 1.5 feet per second. (Head
doesn't change with speed, only volume.) The unit weighs about 44 lbs. and uses
a 1/2" hose.
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Spiral Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Spiral Pump
This pump is easy to construct, and can raise water to almost half the diameter
of the wheel.
In its ancient form, a spiral channel is sandwiched between two circular plates,
as shown on the right in a cutaway view where the front plate has been removed.
Another way to make a spiral pump is to use a piece of tubing in a spiral shape,
attached to a single wheel.
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Squeeze Bulb (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Squeeze Bulb
Squeeze bulb pumps are often found on blood pressure cuffs.
In a blood pressure cuff air is pumped in first, before any measurements are
taken. Then a needle valve is slightly opened and air is allowed to escape while
the pressure is read from a sphygmomanometer (or sphygmometer).
Here, the air intake is on the right side of the drawing and the tube connects to
the blood pressure cuff which is strapped to the patient's arm (not shown.)
In this squeeze bulb the valves are just rubber flapper valves like those used in
many fish tank diaphragm air pumps. Other valve configurations are possible.
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Star Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Star Pump
The STAR PUMP consists of a rotating star shaped gear inside of another gear.
The inner gear has one less tooth than the outer gear.
The inner gear is usually the drive gear and pushes the outer, larger gear around.
A tight fit where the gears mesh keeps fluid advancing around the pump.
In this drawing the dark kidney-shaped hole on the right is the intake and the
one on the left is the outlet. As the teeth on the two gears separate the suction
draws in the liquid.
This pump is best used for pumping lubricating fluids such as oil because the
teeth must rub against each other somewhat. The amount of rubbing is slight but
not insignificant.
Star pumps are also called GEROTOR PUMPS and the gears are called gerotor
gears.

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Sucker Rod Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Sucker Rod Pump
The Sucker Rod Pump brings underground oil to the earth's surface. It is driven
by a motor which turns a flywheel with a crank arm.
Attached to the crank arm is a Pitman Arm which in turn, attaches to the
Walking Beam. At the other end of the walking beam is the Horsehead.
The Hanger Cable hangs off the Horsehead, and is attached with a clamp to a
Polished Rod, which goes through a Stuffing Box and is attached to the Rod
String.
At the bottom of the well a Traveling Valve, often just a ball in a cage, is
attached to the Plunger (shown in green) at the end of the Rod String. Below
that is another ball in a cage, called a Standing Valve.
This pump can lift oil 10,000 feet or more!
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Tesla Turbine Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Tesla Turbine Pump
On October 21st, 1909, Nikola Tesla

(an inventor of many ingenious items)
filed a patent for a pump which uses
smooth rotating disks inside a volute
casing.
Tesla's novel method of "fluid

propulsion" was based on two basic
principals of physics: "adhesion and
viscosity".
In the patent (which he received May

6th, 1913) Tesla began by pointing out
the benefits of a smooth transition of
energy:
"In the practical application of

mechanical power based on the use of
fluid as the vehicle of energy, it has
been demonstrated that, in order to
attain the highest economy, the
changes in velocity and direction of movement of the fluid should be as gradual
as possible."
His device accomplishes this by harnessing the "internal forces opposing

molecular separation" and "the shock of the fluid against the asperities of the
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solid substance". (Asperities are surface deformities, which even the smoothest
disk will have.)
Images & quotes from U.S. patent

#1,061,142, May 6th, 1913. The pump
disks are keyed to a single shaft (a dark
rod in the top drawing from the patent).
The inlets for the fluid are shown in
light blue in the upper drawing.
Each disk has holes cut in the center

"preferably curved, as shown". We
have highlighted the holes in light blue
in the lower drawing.
The patent states that to reduce

clogging, a solid disk or disks ("each in
its own casing") can be used. Also, the
pump can be staged for increased
pressure, using the output of one disk
as the input to the next, in series, on
one shaft.
With a rotational force applied to the

shaft, rotating the keyed disks, the fluid
rotates as well and moves towards the outer edge of the disks. In the lower
drawing the fluid spirals out in a counter-clockwise direction.
The fluid might complete one or more revolutions, or less than a revolution,
before reaching the outer edges of the disks, depending on the viscosity of the
fluid, the speed of rotation, the width between the disks, and other factors.

Here we have highlighted in red, the

exit path of the fluid through the
volute, after it has spiralled out from
the center as the disks rotate. In the
bottom drawing the fluid and the disks
all rotate in a counterclockwise
direction.
According to Tesla's patent:
"In general, the spacing [of the disks]

should be such that the entire mass of
the fluid, before leaving the runner [the
disks], is accelerated to a nearly
uniform velocity, not much below the
periphery of the disks under normal
working conditions and almost equal to
it when the outlet is closed and the
particles move in concentric circles."
The author once saw a delightful

working model of this pump. It was
made out of stiff paper and tape.
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Tire Pump
A bicycle tire pump works just like any other simple force pump such as a bilge
pump or lift pump.
There is a valve blocking the flow of air out of the pump to the atmosphere
while on the downstroke, and another valve stopping the flow of air from the
tire to the pump cylinder during the upstroke.
Tire pumps come in a huge variety of shapes and styles but this is one of the
most common varieties.
Some modern bicycle pumps deliver air on both the downstroke and the
upstroke by having an additional set of valves. This reduces the time it takes to
fill the tire.
(This is a still
representation and
pump which is fully
animated in the CD-
ROM version of this
glossary.)
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Turbine Pump
Turbine pumps typically have a high head and high discharge pressure for their
size and speed. It is not uncommon for turbine pumps to produce heads over
1000 feet, at relatively low RPM compared with other pumps.
This high head from a single rotating impeller is caused by the unique operation
of the pump.
As fluid goes from intake to discharge (in just under one revolution) it circulates
around and around as shown in the lower (side view) drawing. Each time it
passes the turbine blades (shown in gray) it gains additional pressure.
For relatively low flow rates this pump is often more efficient than a
comparably-sized centrifugal pump.
This pump is commonly used for clean fluids of low viscosity because of the
close tolerances needed between the blades of the turbine and the casing,
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Tympanum Drum (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Tympanum Drum
A Tympanum is basically just a sectioned cylinder which is rotated. It has a

number of pie-slice shaped chambers, each of which has an intake hole at the
outer edge and an outlet hole near the center.
The outer slot or hole is on the leading edge in the direction the cylinder is
rotated. When the leading edge dips into the water, the section fills and when it
rises out of the water the hole is above the water line.
As the cylinder rotates the liquid sloshes to the center and empties out the center
hole.
Tympanums were used in ancient Greece and have been used throughout the
world for thousands of years. They might be powered by horses or humans or
even by the force of a stream from which the pump takes its water.
(This is a still
representation and
pump which is fully
animated in the CD-
ROM version of this
glossary.)
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Vacuum Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Vacuum Pump
A vacuum pump removes air from a container to create a vacuum. Force pumps
of many types are used for vacuum pumps including Rotary pumps and Piston
pumps.
This vacuum pump is a piston pump. With each cycle it removes a smaller
number of air molecules until it just keeps up with what is leaking in past the
joints and valve seats.
The amount of vacuum at that point depends on the quality of the components --
how fast the valves close, how tight the seals are, etc.
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Vane Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Vane Pump
A very common type of pump, this is one of many variations.
Power steering units often rely on a vane pump to obtain the pressure needed for
the Power Cylinder. Automatic transmissions often use them too.
The vanes are in slots in the rotor. When the rotor spins, centrifugal force pushes
the vanes out to touch the casing, where they trap and propel fluid. Sometimes
springs also push the vanes outward.
When the vanes reach the return side they are pushed back into the rotor by the
casing. Fluid escapes through a channel or groove cut into the casing, shown
here on the lower right side in black.
On this vane pump there is considerable unbalanced force on the drive shaft,
since the high-pressure, outlet area is all on one side. Vane pumps can be
designed in balanced configurations where there are two inlet and two outlet
ports, similar to balanced gear pumps.
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Volute Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Volute Pump
A volute is a curved funnel increasing in area to the discharge port. It is often used
with impeller pumps. As the area of the cross-section increases, the volute reduces the
speed of the liquid and increases the pressure of the liquid.
One of the main purposes of a volute casing is to help balance the hydraulic pressure
on the shaft of the pump. However, this occurs best at the manufacturer's recommended
capacity. Running volute-style pumps at a lower capacity than the manufacturer
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recommends can put lateral stress on the shaft of the pump, increasing wear-and-tear
on the seals and bearings, and on the shaft itself.
This cutaway of a 'high-end' magnetic drive pump shows the volute wrapping around
the impeller at the top and bottom. The ring to the left of the upper part of the volute is
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Supersoaker 100 (tm) Watergun (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Supersoaker 100 (tm)

Watergun
The Larami Corporation of Philadelphia, PA patented an ingenious new type of

watergun. It uses a high-pressure reservoir partially filled with air under
pressure. This HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR had never been used in toy
waterguns before.
A hand-operated piston forces first air, then water into the high-pressure
reservoir (the circular ball.) Pulling the trigger releases a stream that can go 50
feet!
The trigger is a spring-loaded pincher which holds the vinyl tube shut. If you
pump too much, pressure opens the trigger-valve and water dribbles out the
nozzle, long before the high-presssure areas would burst.
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Wolfhart Pump (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Wolfhart Pump
This is a type of axial piston pump which has a unique direct transformation of a
piston force into torque (or vice-versa), with no bearings within the piston
actuating mechanism. The stroke motion is accomplished without the normally
associated oscillating mass. The dome-headed pistons, piston block and drive
shaft are all one piece (top photo on right). The only other moving part is the
free-floating cylinder drum, which has no bearing and is driven (guided
laterally) by the co-rotating pistons.
The inventor has found that 5 degrees for the angle between the two rotating
parts is the optimal angle to provide an operable pump, but not enough to
require the use of bearings.
1) Piston
Block
2) Cylinder
Drum
3) Piston
Shaft
4) Five
degree
angled
control
surface
5) End Plate
6 & 7) Ports
8) Drive
Shaft
9) Piston Head
Photos provided by the inventor
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Cylinder drum.
Wolfhart rotor.
Although this pump has no oscillating motion (when viewed from a stationary
reference system), it works as though it does. This is illustrated in these two
matching video clips of a working pump with its outer housing removed. The
upper clip shows the view in the stationary reference system, which shows that
both moving parts just rotate. In the lower clip the view is as though the camera
were orbiting the pump at a matched rotational speed. By using this view, it is as
if we are "within" the co-rotating system (sort of like observing other planets in
our solar system from our own, which is also revolving). In this way can we
observe the oscillating motion between a piston and its cylinder.
(Note: A central pin and spring keeps the cylinder block in position on the
"control surface" (where the ports are) when the pump is not being operated or
is running without any pressure. The spring assemblies seen encircling the
pistons in some photos are not necessary for effective pump operation. They

hold the piston heads in place, but only up to a limited amount of force. If a
piston seizes in a cylinder, the spring will oscillate until the piston loosens up or
the pump is stopped. Even with a stuck piston head, the pump can usually
continue to operate at reduced capacity.)
Video clips provided by the inventor
This shows the pump in action (avi clips courtesy the inventor).
This shows the pump from the "point of view" of one piston.


possibly also a low-resolution image
of a pump which is fully animated in
the CD-ROM version of this
glossary.)
The animation above shows only two pistons and their cylinders, and there is no
pump case. (Three or more pistons is normal.) The intake and outlet ports are in
the slanted control surface. The control surface is shown in side view in the
animation and face-on in the lower drawing.-->
The pistons work during the first half (intake portion) of each cycle, when they
"suck" fluid in against the high pressure in the housing. Fluid does not get its
energy by being "pushed out" by the pistons, which are actually free-floating
(doing nothing, not even sealing) during the second half of their cycle. (The
pump outlet can actually be anywhere on the housing.)
Showing the intake and

outlet ports.

According to the inventor, the existence of high pressure in the housing is

necessary for pressure balancing of the two rotors.
At first glance this pump might appear to be a bent axis pump. However, bent
axis pumps usually have more than a 5 degree angle -- and bearings on the
piston rods. This pump can also be compared to the radial piston pump, swash
plate pump, the wobble pump, and the ball piston pump, as one or more of its
principles are also seen in these other pumps.
After decades of research and several prior related patents and patent
applications, on Nov. 28th, 2000, Wolfhart Willimczik, Bradenton, FL, received
patent #6,152,014 from the U.S. Patent Office, covering "ROTARY PISTON
MACHINES". Here is the patent's abstract:
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
This invention relates to rotary piston machines with a positive displacement principle, pressure-tight
work chambers and a strong piston actuating mechanism without power transmitting bearings. A piston
rotor is rotationally coupled via its pistons or plungers, which reciprocatingly move in the cylinders of
a cylinder rotor. Both axial and radial machines are included having a short stroke motion, but only in a
co-rotating system. No oscillating mass power exists. This new piston actuating concept is applicable
for all machines having at least one rotating pair of piston and cylinder. On top of the wide variety is an
axial piston machine with a self-aligning pulling piston actuating mechanism and a quasi complete
hydrostatic pressure balance of all movable parts including an outgoing shaft. This invention allows the
building of machines, such as water hydraulic motors, pumps, vacuum pumps, and dry running or
water-sealed compressors etc, for any reasonable parameter, such as high pressure, high volume, and
any reasonable speed without necessarily lubricating said machines. Practice confirms that such
machines are the State-of-the-Art in this field. Combinations of two or more machines in one housing,
and with one shaft only, are possible also, for instance a motor and a pump for energy recovery systems
etc. All these machines are not only able to work completely oil-free and are environmentally friendly,
but they also operate at the highest performance combined with a high efficiency.

For more information and videos about

this pump:
Visit The Wolfhart Principle World Wide Web site:
http://www.megasat.ch/wolfhart/newpumps.htm
Wolfhart Willimczik, inventor
2106 72nd St. West
Bradenton, FL 34209 (U.P.S. only)
Wolfhart@tampabay.rr.com

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Gear Pump, 2-Lobe (from Internet Glossary of Pumps)
Gear Pump, 2-Lobe
This type of gear pump has two lobes on each shaft. The lobes nearly touch each
other in the center forming a fairly tight seal.
They also nearly touch the casing and when they revolve they carry fluid around
the outer edge to the outlet, at the top in this drawing.
This type of gear pump, or a three-lobe version, is often used as a supercharger

for diesel engines, forcing air (not liquid) into the power cylinder.

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Gear Pump, 3-Lobe
This is a basically a type of Gear Pump but with lobes instead of gears.
The three-lobe gear pump, like the two-lobe version, is commonly used to force
high-pressure air into combustion compartments of a diesel engine.
The output of these pumps is more pulsed than the output of a gear pump
because there are fewer teeth. The fluid is delivered in comparatively larger
packets.
Gases are compressible (whereas liquids basically are not), therefore the three
lobe and two lobe gear pumps work particularly well with gases, since the
compressibility helps smooth the flow.

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Rag Pump
Rag Pumps have been used for at least 400 years and probably a lot longer.
Their use was widespread. Rag pumps were used aboard large sailing ships to
bring salt water up for various uses and they were also used in wells. Horses, a
water wheel, or "tramping men" all might have supplied the power to turn the
wheel.
Cloth bundles, usually just rags, are tied in knots at intervals on a rope or chain.
The chain is then hung around a wheel and through a tube that goes below water
level. The base of the tube is flanged to prevent the rag balls from catching.
When the wheel rotates water is drawn up a tube.
This pump is very similar to a Lift Disk Pump and Bucket Pump.
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