pump

thumb|right|A small, electrically powered pump thumb|right|A large, electrically driven pump for Water supply network|waterworks near the [[Hengsteysee, Germany]]A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy.

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A pump is a device that uses mechanical action to move fluids like liquids or gases from one place to another, usually by converting electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy. Pumps matter because they're essential for moving fluids in applications ranging from household water supply systems to industrial operations.

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Types
Electromagnetic pump{{anchor|Electromagnetic pump}}
Positive-displacement pumps{{anchor|Positive-displacement pump}}
Positive-displacement pump behavior and safety
Positive-displacement types
Rotary positive-displacement pumps
Reciprocating positive-displacement pumps
Various positive-displacement pumps
Gear pump
Screw pump
Progressing cavity pump
Roots-type pump
Peristaltic pump
Plunger pumps
Triplex-style plunger pump
Diaphragm pump
Rope pump
Impulse pump
Hydraulic ram pump
Velocity pumps
Radial-flow pump
Axial-flow pump
Regenerative turbine pump <span class="anchor" id="Peripheral pump"></span>
Side-channel pump<span class="anchor" id="Side-channel pump"></span>
Eductor-jet pump
Gravity pumps
Steam pump
Valveless pumps
Pump repairs
Applications
Priming a pump
Pumps as public water supplies
Sealing multiphase pumping applications
Types and features of multiphase pumps
Helico-axial (centrifugal)
Twin-screw (positive-displacement)
Progressive cavity (positive-displacement)
Electric submersible (centrifugal)
Specifications
Pumping power
Efficiency
Minimum flow protection
References
Further reading

Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of applications such as pumping water from wells, aquarium filtering, pond filtering and aeration, in the car industry for water-cooling and fuel injection, in the energy industry for pumping oil and natural gas or for operating cooling towers and other components of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. In the medical industry, pumps are used for biochemical processes in developing and manufacturing medicine, and as artificial replacements for body parts, in particular the artificial heart and penile prosthesis.