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Piston pump

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plunger pumpnounA type of positive displacement pump where the high-pressure seal is stationary and a smooth cylindrical plunger slides through the seal.
reciprocating compressorA reciprocating compressor or piston compressor is a positive-displacement compressor that uses pistons driven by a crankshaft to deliver gases at high pressure.
axial piston pumpAn axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block.
peristaltic pumpA peristaltic pump, also commonly known as a roller pump, is a type of positive displacement pump used for pumping a variety of fluids.
pistonnoun(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
positive displacement pumpnounA pump which operates by periodically changing the volume of a cavity
piston valvenounA valve which uses a hollow or double piston sliding in a cylinder to direct fluid along one of two paths
hydraulic ramnounA water pump in which a flow of water is intermittently halted by a valve so that the flow is forced upward through an open pipe, usually into a reservoir.
rotary-screw compressorA rotary-screw compressor is a type of gas compressor, such as an air compressor, that uses a rotary-type positive-displacement mechanism.
lobe pumpA lobe pump, or rotary lobe pump, is a type of positive displacement pump.
booster pumpA booster pump is a machine which increases the pressure of a fluid.
pressure exchangerA pressure exchanger transfers pressure energy from a high pressure fluid stream to a low pressure fluid stream.
turbomolecular pumpA turbomolecular pump is a type of vacuum pump, superficially similar to a turbopump, used to obtain and maintain high vacuum.
screw pumpnounA pump based on the Archimedean screw mechanism
piston enginenounAny of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.
circulator pumpA circulator pump or circulating pump is a specific type of pump used to circulate gases, liquids, or slurries in a closed circuit with small elevation changes.
bull pumpnoun(mining) A direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.
progressive cavity pump
injection pumpAn injection pump is the device that pumps fuel into the cylinders of a diesel engine.
diaphragm pumpA diaphragm pump (also known as a Membrane pump) is a positive displacement pump that uses a combination of the reciprocating action of a rubber, thermoplastic or teflon diaphragm and suitable valves on either side of the diaphragm

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