Pump

A pump is a machine which moves a liquid from one place to another, often upwards.

Pumps need some kind of power, often kinetic energy, to make them work. Sometimes the power comes from a person. Sometimes the power comes from a motor.

There are many different kinds of pumps. Some types of pumps are:

• Air pump
• Boiler feedwater pump
• Fire pump
• Heat pump

• Gas compressor

• Pumps history - 2000 BC to Now

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