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Definition of a pump |
A pump is a machine, driven by external power, to give energy to fluid. |
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Two types of pump on appliance |
Centrifugal pumps – main pump powered by road engine. You cannot pump gas/air Positive displacement pumps – piston through a cylinder to produce pressure can pump gas |
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Centrifugal pump |
Relies on centrifugal force Parts – The impeller – imparts kinetic energy to the fluid. Rotating component Revolute – converts kinetic energy to pressure energy. It is the casting of the pump |
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PTO |
Power take off |
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Universal multipressure pump – UMP |
Special type of impeller fixed to the same job as low pressure and pillow – called Godvia World Series you and people |
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Godvia |
– supply high volumes of water low-pressure – low volumes of water and high-pressure – both high and low pressure simultaneously |
