Pump Primer

The Pump Primer will be issued quarterly, beginning with this introductory issue, to provide engineering, maintenance and technical purchasing personnel with a basic understanding of pump performance and application.

The intent of these articles is to develop a single, concise source of information combining theoretical and state-of-the-art approaches to typical pump problems. The articles are intended to provide an alternative to the typical ambiguous handbook route commonly used as a first source by personnel not in everyday contact with centrifugal pump applications.

Essentially, there are two basic types of pumps… positive displacement and kinetic Reciprocating and rotary are the two most common styles of positive displacement pumps while centrifugal and regenerative turbine are the most common in the kinetic group.