– branch of science concerned with the practical applications of fluids, primarily liquids, in

motion. Hydraulics deals with such matters as flow of liquids in pipes, rivers, and channels and their
confinement by dams and tanks.

– a branch of physics that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies
immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them.

Deflection –

– force per unit area exerted by an atmospheric column.

– measured relative to the absolute zero pressure

– positive displacement pump that uses the combination of the reciprocating action of a rubber,
thermoplastic or Teflon diaphragm and suitable valves on either sides of the diaphragm to pump a fluid

– distance from the land surface to the water in the well while it is pumping

– type of pump that is capable of pumping more liquid than reciprocating pumps with the same
weight

– a positive displacement pump that consists of vanes mounted to a rotor that rotates inside a
cavity.

Jet pump –

– a device which has a hermetically sealed motor close-coupled to the pump body

– serve to seal off the inside of the pump to atmosphere to prevent leakage and retain pressure

– required to reduce leakage by the atmosphere, by sealing a rotating shaft in a stationary

housing

– acts as a shield for the shaft assembly in pumps and compressors

Frame –

– a series of vanes surrounding the impeller which accepts the discharge of liquid from the
impeller

– common type of pump that essentially consists of a propeller in a pipe

– change of water level relative to background condition, indicating the difference in head
which has occurred at a given location

– the head value at the suction required to keep the fluid from cavitating

– the volume of fluid which passes per unit time

– the total equivalent height that a fluid is to be pumped

– any pattern of fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity.

– primarily used to predict the variation of the differential head across the pump
 – enables a portion of the pumped liquid or an external liquid to be circulated around the motor
stator housing

– a valve which opens by lifting a round or rectangular gate/wedge out of the part of the fluid

– pressure that is measured relative to the pressure in the atmosphere around it

– the predicted elapsed time between inherent failures of a mechanical or electronic system,
during normal system operation.

– an instrument for measuring the pressure of a fluid, consisting of a tube filled with a fluid, the
level of the liquid being determined by the fluid pressure and the height of the liquid being indicated on
a scale

– a machine that uses rotation to impart velocity to a liquid and then converts that velocity
into flow

– used in most industries to move large quantities of fluids at low to medium pressures

– the poise is the unit of dynamic viscosity in centimeter-gram-second. A centipoise is one

hundredth of a poise

– the measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress

Cut-in pressure –

– type of positive displacement pump where the high-pressure seal is stationary and a smooth
cylindrical plunger slides through the seal

– airlift is a pump that has low suction and moderate discharge of liquid and entrained solids.

– space devoid of matter

– compound composed of carbon and a less electronegative element

– pressure difference between a system and the surrounding atmosphere

– form of extremely localized corrosion that leads to the creation of small holes in the metal

– head or static pressure required to produce that velocity

– volume displaced by a piston in a cylinder in a single stroke

– uses meshing of gears to pump fluid by displacement

Cam pump –

Shallow well pump –

– refers to the different stages of pumping in the process of forcing liquid, typically water,
through its components.

– a rotating machine element which is used to transmit power from one part to another, or
from a machine which produces power to a machine which absorbs power
 – a general type of stuffing box, used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid

– protects the rotating impeller from rubbing with the stationary casing and provides
replaceable wear joint

– receives the fluid being pumped by the impeller, maintaining the velocity of the fluid through
the diffuser

– designed the develop several times the head obtained from a centrifugal pump having the
same-diameter impeller and the same speed

– holds the stuffing box and in some cases provides an impeller wear surface

– the level of water under normal conditions

– measure of how close the fluid at a given point is to flashing, and so to cavitation

– refers to the pressure (negative pressure) of the suction side of the pump

– loss of pressure due to the effect of the fluid’s viscosity near the surface of the pipe or duct

– occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers

– region of the pump curve defined in relation to the best efficiency point

Bypass line –

Driver –

– a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting
power

Nitrile –

– flow measurement device used to measure fluid flow velocity

– centrifugal pumps whose pump discharge and pump suction nozzles lie in a straight line of
pumping

– a machine which will increase the pressure of a fluid

– the cgs unit for kinematic viscosity

– an important dimensionless quantity in fluid mechanics used to help predict flow patterns in
different fluid flow situations

Cut-out / cut-off pressure –

– it reduces the pulsation of a reciprocating pump and contributes to stable liquid flow by
utilizing the compressibility of the air in the chamber

– a small, positive displacement pump. Designed to pump a very precise flow rate of chemical
into either a water, steal, or gas flow.

– subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids

 –uses the principle that a flattened tube tends to straighten or regain its circular form in cross-
section when pressurized

– based on the principle of creating a vortex flow with a recessed impeller that is positioned
away from the path of the liquid

– difference between atmospheric pressure and absolute pressure

– a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to
prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression

– an index of impeller design that describes the relationship between the amount of head
generated by the rotation of an impeller relative to the amount of flow produced by the impeller

– a class of positive displacement pump which includes the piston pump, plunger pump, and
diaphragm pump

– a positive displacement pump that use one or several screws to move fluids or solids along
the screw(s) axis

– are centrifugal pumps that use pressure in combination with a rotary mechanism to transfer
fluid

– pump that is used in extracting water from a water well

– rotor used to increase the pressure and flow of a fluid

– an assembly which is used to house a gland seal

– method of containing fluid within a vessel (pumps) where a rotating shaft passes through a
stationary housing

– a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion, and reduces
friction between moving parts

– a centrifugal pump with a mixed flow impeller

– resistance of initial flow of fluid or the stress required in order to move the fluid

Total discharge head –

– referred to as coupling or overall efficiency and characterizes the ratio of pump power
output to power input

Suction head –

– the amount of real power going to the pump, not the power used by the motor

– flow where the flow velocity and pressure are changing with time

– formation of vapor cavities in a liquid, small liquid-free zones that are the consequence of
forces acting upon the liquid

– valve that normally allows fluid to flow through it in only one direction
 – an inward flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts

– measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate

– found at the end of a pipe line in a suction life application. They function as a check valve,
but they also have a strainer affixed to their open end

– a device used to measure liquid pressure in a system by measuring the height to which a
column of the liquid rises against gravity

– used in pumping services to moderate to high total dynamic head

– an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated

materials

– mechanism for filling water tanks, such as those found in flush toilets, while avoiding
overflow and backflow

– defined as the ration of the viscosity to the density of fluid.

– device used to detect the level of liquid within a tank

– type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system

– measure of a fluid slip in the impeller of a compressor or a turbine, mostly a centrifugal

machine