A water pump allows the mechanical energy that enables its operation to be converted into the energy of an incompressible fluid that it itself can displace.
A water pump is a device that manages to convert the mechanical energy that makes it possible to operate it into the energy of an incompressible fluid that it itself manages to displace. When the energy of the fluid (water) increases, it also manages to increase its pressure , its height or its speed.
Before analyzing the meaning of the concept in depth, we are going to establish the etymological origin of the two words that give it shape:
- Bomba derives from the Latin bombus , which can be translated as "loud sound" or "intense sound" . In the same way, it must be emphasized that that word, in turn, derives from the Greek bombos .
- Water also has its origin in Latin; In this case it comes from aqua , which means "water" .
What is a water pump
The term pump is a concept that can be used in various ways: today we will focus on its meaning as the machine that promotes the impulse of a liquid in a certain direction. Water , on the other hand, is an odorless, colorless and tasteless substance whose molecules are composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom ( H2O ).
Also called hydraulic pumps , water pumps are used to move liquid from a location of lower altitude or pressure to a location with higher altitude or pressure. This means that a water pump can help draw water from a well or carry water to the highest floors of a building .
There are different types of hydraulic pumps.
An example
The suction pump is one of the simplest water pumps. These devices have a cylinder equipped with a mobile piston , linked to the water source through a tube . A valve , on the other hand, prevents the tube from entering the cylinder. This valve opens towards the top, causing the water to rise, but not fall. A second valve in the moving piston has identical operation. In this way, when the person uses the crank of the suction-type water pump, the piston rises and increases the volume under it, causing the pressure to decrease.
The air pressure affects the water in the well and causes the liquid to rise through the tube, entering the cylinder. Each time the piston moves down, the first valve closes while the second opens. Thus the water passes to the upper sector of the piston and to the cylinder.
Types of water pump
It is important to know that a long list of water pumps can be found on the market. Thus, you will have to choose one or the other based on the use that will be given to it. In this way, the same model will not be needed to empty a room that is flooded as to draw water from a well, to water a garden or to obtain a water supply.
Thus, for example, among the varieties that exist we can highlight, for example, submersible clean water pumps , which must be used to work with water that has particles smaller than 0.5 millimeters. On the other hand, there are submersible dirty water pumps that will allow a room to be emptied of water as long as the liquid is made up of particles between 0.5 and 35 millimeters.
If you want to extract water from a well with a depth of less than 8 meters, you can use surface pumps , motor pumps or the aforementioned submersible clean water pumps .