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Pump
Pump
take a closer look, there are only three basic designs that can function in only one of two
different modes.
Pump design
Displacement
modes
Fixed Variable
If you want to change the flow rate, the only way to do so is to change the pump RPMs by
changing the speed of the prime mover
There are also some vane pump designs that are fixed displacement.
vane pumps
There are two main designs for vane pumps.
Piston pumps
Piston pumps mainly consist of the variable displacement type