pump, screw — Pump having two interlocking screws rotating in a housing … Dictionary of automotive terms
pump — pump1 pumpable, adj. pumpless, adj. pumplike, adj. /pump/, n. 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes. 2. Engin., Building Trades. a shore … Universalium
Rotating locomotion in living systems — A passive wheel Rotating locomotion encompasses two distinct modes of … Wikipedia
pump — I. /pʌmp / (say pump) noun 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids, as by means of a piston, plunger, or rotating vanes. –verb (t) 2. to raise, drive, etc., with a pump. 3. to operate by action like that …
pump — I [[t]pʌmp[/t]] n. 1) an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes 2) zool. anat. inf the heart 3) cbl a biological system that supplies energy… … From formal English to slang
pump rotor — A centrifugal pump assembly consisting of the pump shaft, impeller and further rotating components, such as rotating hearing and shaft sealing parts … Dictionary of automotive terms
Pump-jet — A pump jet or water jet is a marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion. The mechanical arrangement may be a ducted propeller with nozzle, or a centrifugal pump and nozzle. The first functioning pump jet engine was created by New… … Wikipedia
Centrifugal pump — Warman centrifugal pump in a coal preparation plant application A centrifugal pump is a rotodynamic pump that uses a rotating impeller to create flow by the addition of energy to a fluid. Centrifugal pumps are commonly used to move liquids… … Wikipedia
Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system … Wikipedia
Coil pump — A coil pump A coil pump is a low lift pump which is composed of a tube, shaped as a coil and mounted on a rotating axle powered by an engine or an animal capable of turning the axle around rapidly. Due to the rotation, water is then picked up by… … Wikipedia
centrifugal pump — Machine for moving liquids and gases. Its two major parts are the impeller (a wheel with vanes) and the circular pump casing around it. In the most common type, called the volute centrifugal pump, fluid enters the pump at high speed near the… … Universalium