Uses and Applications of Pumps

The basic purpose of a pump is to transfer fluid or liquid or gases or slurries from a low lever to a higher level. In fluid systems, pumps are used to keep the fluid moving in a very useful way. When fluids move, they are frequently required to move upwards through the pipes. The pumps provide enough push to keep the fluid going upwards. Also, while fluids go through pipes, they encounter friction, like anything else. Pumps help to overcome this friction loss to keep everything moving.

Pumps are widely used in variety of applications starting from homes to offices to school/colleges/hospitals/ to commercial complexes to industrial applications to aerospace. The list is endless. We can say that wherever one finds liquids in pipes or tubes, a pump is probably nearby. Pumps can be found in refrigerators, air conditioners, power plants, cars, ships, and airplanes, just to name a few. Human civilization as it is known today would not exist without pumps.

Applications of pumps can be classified as follows :

• Industrial Application
• Residential Application
• Commercial Application
• Other Application