Marine pumps

A pump is a machine used to raise liquids. It operates via many energy

sources: manual, mechanical and electrical. The pump transforms those energies
to hydraulic energy.
On board we have fluids moving inside the machinery and systems, such as
oil, sea water, fuel and fresh water. The devices used in a pump installation are
Check Valve, Eccentric Extension, Eccentric Reduction, Y filter and Globe Valve.
The pumping systems on board are bilge, firefighting, ballast, lubricating and
others systems.
The types of pumps on board are classified in: Positive Displacement Pump
and Dynamic Pressure or Roto-Dynamic Pump. The first, it has a piston that
moves back and forth inside the cylinder, alternately drawing in fluid from outside
and pushing it into rubber tire; unlike Dynamic Pressure or Roto-Dynamic Pump
uses a spinning wheel called an impeller, angled blades mounted on the impeller
draw the fluid through an inlet pipe and then force it out through an outlet pipe.
The pumps can suffer surface fatigue, this is caused by cavitation, this
happens when pushing a liquid quicker than it can react, leaving behind bubble of
air.