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    Comparison Between Centrifugal Pump and Reciprocating Pump

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    Centrifugal pumps have a smooth, continuous discharge while reciprocating pumps have a fluctuating, pulsating discharge. Centrifugal pumps can handle larger quantities of liquid and lift highly viscous liquids, whereas reciprocating pumps are limited to handling less quantity and can only lift less viscous liquids like water. Centrifugal pumps are also more efficient, produce less noise, require less maintenance, and have a lower cost than reciprocating pumps due to their simpler design with fewer parts. However, reciprocating pumps are capable of higher heads and self-prime, while centrifugal pumps require priming.

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    Centrifugal pumps have a smooth, continuous discharge while reciprocating pumps have a fluctuating, pulsating discharge. Centrifugal pumps can handle larger quantities of liquid and lift highly viscous liquids, whereas reciprocating pumps are limited to handling less quantity and can only lift less viscous liquids like water. Centrifugal pumps are also more efficient, produce less noise, require less maintenance, and have a lower cost than reciprocating pumps due to their simpler design with fewer parts. However, reciprocating pumps are capable of higher heads and self-prime, while centrifugal pumps require priming.

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    Centrifugal pumps have a smooth, continuous discharge while reciprocating pumps have a fluctuating, pulsating discharge. Centrifugal pumps can handle larger quantities of liquid and lift highly viscous liquids, whereas reciprocating pumps are limited to handling less quantity and can only lift less viscous liquids like water. Centrifugal pumps are also more efficient, produce less noise, require less maintenance, and have a lower cost than reciprocating pumps due to their simpler design with fewer parts. However, reciprocating pumps are capable of higher heads and self-prime, while centrifugal pumps require priming.

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    Centrifugal pumps have a smooth, continuous discharge while reciprocating pumps have a fluctuating, pulsating discharge. Centrifugal pumps can handle larger quantities of liquid and lift highly viscous liquids, whereas reciprocating pumps are limited to handling less quantity and can only lift less viscous liquids like water. Centrifugal pumps are also more efficient, produce less noise, require less maintenance, and have a lower cost than reciprocating pumps due to their simpler design with fewer parts. However, reciprocating pumps are capable of higher heads and self-prime, while centrifugal pumps require priming.

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    Comparison Between Centrifugal Pump and

    Reciprocating Pump
    By ClubTechnical | March 10, 2019
    2 Comments
    In this article we will try to draw a Comparison Between Centrifugal Pump
    and Reciprocating Pump.
    Images of Centrifugal Pump and Reciprocating Pump

    Centrifugal Pump

    Reciprocating Pump
    Now let’s understand differences between Centrifugal Pump and
    Reciprocating Pump with the help of table given below.
    Sr. Centrifugal Pump Reciprocating Pump
    No.

    Centrifugal pump has Due to reciprocating mechanism a


    smooth and continuous Reciprocating pump has fluctuating
    01 discharge and pulsating discharge

    Centrifugal pumps can Due to valves and reciprocating


    handle large quantities of mechanism a reciprocating pump can
    02 liquids handle less quantity of liquids

    Due to complex working mechanism


    of reciprocating pump it can lift only
    Centrifugal pumps can less viscous liquids. It can only lift
    03 lift highly viscous liquids water and similar liquids.

    Due to simple
    construction and absence
    of extra parts, centrifugal Due to the presence of air vessels
    pumps require less floor and belt drive, reciprocating pump
    04 area. occupies more floor area.

    Efficiency of centrifugal Efficiency of reciprocating pump is


    05 pump is high comparatively low

    Reciprocating pump produces noise


    Centrifugal pump has during operation because of
    06 silent operation reciprocating parts

    Centrifugal pumps have Reciprocating pumps have


    07 low maintenance cost comparatively high maintenance cost

    Centrifugal pumps can Reciprocating pumps work at


    08 operate at high speeds comparatively low speed

    09 Due to simple working Due to complex mechanism and


    mechanism and few parts
    a centrifugal pump has more parts a reciprocating pump is
    low cost expensive

    Centrifugal pumps have


    high discharge and low Reciprocating pumps have low
    10 head discharge and high head

    Centrifugal pump is Reciprocating pump is positive


    11 rotodynamic pump displacement pump

    Priming is not required in


    Priming is required in reciprocating pump. They have self
    12 centrifugal pumps priming.

    Centrifugal pump uses


    impeller to impart energy Reciprocating pump requires piston
    13 to liquid to impart energy to liquid

    Centrifugal pumps are Reciprocating pumps are


    comparatively lighter due comparatively heavier due to more
    14 to less number of parts number of parts

    Centrifugal pumps are Reciprocating pumps are relatively


    15 easy to install difficult to install

    Centrifugal pumps are Reciprocating pumps are generally


    generally used for lifting used for industrial purposes like Car
    16 liquids to a tank wash etc.
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    Dimensionless numbers in fluid mechanics
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