axial-flow — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having the fluid or gas flowing parallel to the axis axial flow turbine axial flow pump compare radial flow * * * /ak see euhl floh /, adj. having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine … Useful english dictionary
Axial piston pump — An axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block. It can be used as a stand alone pump, a hydraulic motor or an automotive air conditioning compressor. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… … Wikipedia
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
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
ax|i|al-flow — «AK see uhl FLOH», adjective. having a fluid flow directed by rotary blades and stators alg a line parallel to the axis of rotation: »an axial flow compressor, an axial flow turbine. An axial flow pump is a high speed pump used for liquid or for… … Useful english dictionary
Hydraulic pump — A Hydraulic is used in hydraulic drive systems.Hydraulic pumps can be hydrostatic or hydrodynamic.Hydrostatic pumps are positive displacement pumps.Hydrostatic pumps can be fixed displacement pumps, in which the displacement (flow through the… … Wikipedia
Air flow bench — An air flow bench is a device used for testing the internal aerodynamic qualities of an engine component and is related to the more familiar wind tunnel. Used primarily for testing the intake and exhaust ports of cylinder heads of internal… … Wikipedia
Variable displacement pump — A variable displacement pump is a device that converts mechanical energy to hydraulic (fluid) energy. The displacement, or amount of fluid pumped per revolution of the pump s input shaft can be varied while the pump is running.Many variable… … Wikipedia
Wood Screw Pump — The Wood Screw Pump is a low lift axial flow drainage pump designed by A. Baldwin Wood in 1913 to cope with the drainage problems of New Orleans. Until the installation of Wood s extremely efficient pumps, the city had experienced chronic… … Wikipedia
