This article lists different types of

pump A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes Slurry, slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic or pneumatic energy. Mechanical pumps serve in a wide range of application ...

and provides a comparison of certain key design features. Different types of pumps are suitable for different applications, for example: a pump's maximum lift height also determines the applications it can be used for. Low-lift pumps are only suitable for the pumping of surface water (e.g., irrigation, drainage of lands, ...), while high-lift pumps allow deep water pumping (e.g., potable water pumping from wells).Table of pumps; classification and characteristics
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Direct lift devices

Displacement pumps

Velocity pumps

Buoyancy pumps

Impulse Pumps

Note: reciprocating pumps are cyclic, rotary pumps are typically continuous.

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