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piston rod?

Barun Kumar, Pipeline Engineer, Mechanical Engineer.

Why are pistons in a piston engine round?
Updated 94w ago

A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors and What is the meaning of torque and power in a car in
pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. It is the moving component that is layman terms?

contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings. In an engine, its purpose is to
How do piston and piston pin are designed?
transfer force from expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft via a piston rod and/or
connecting rod. In a pump, the function is reversed and force is transferred from the crankshaft to Can we use a plunger instead of a piston in the
the piston for the purpose of compressing or ejecting the fluid in the cylinder. In some engines, cylinder of any four stroke or two stroke engine?
the piston also acts as a valve by covering and uncovering ports in the cylinder wall.
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piston engine?

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A plunger is a device that is used to release stoppages in plumbing. The tool consists of a
rubber cup with an attached stick "shaft", usually made of wood or plastic. A different bellows-like
design also exists, usually constructed of plastic. For the common plunger, the cup is pushed
down against the drain opening, and either pressed hard into the drain to force air in, or is
pushed down until the rubber cup is flattened, then pulled out, causing a vacuum that attracts
material. The intent is to loosen or break up a blockage caused by excessive material in the
drain.
The differentiation in case of pump:

A piston pump is a type of positive displacement pump where the high-pressure seal
reciprocates with the piston.

A plunger pump is a type of positive displacement pump where the high-pressure seal is
stationary and a smooth cylindrical plunger slides through the seal. This makes them different
from piston pumps and allows them to be used at higher pressures.

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Why do plunger pumps do not take negative suction but piston pumps do?

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How do piston and piston pin are designed?

Shantanu Kadlaskar, Car geek :)

Written 92w ago
Essentially plungers are pistons, actuated by hydraulic/penumatic means which are used in
processes such as extrusion. Plungers cannot perform work by themselves.

Pistons are used for tasks like work generation, energy conversion from one form to other. They
may as well be used for the same applications as a plunger, but not vice versa.

Pistons can generate work but a plunger cannot.

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Anonymous
Written 36w ago
if the piston length is less than the length of the stroke, the pump is called a piston pump,
otherwise it is a plunger.

Reference:

Pumping machinery theory and practice. Also,I am an engineer.

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Nitesh Garg, works at Sohar, Oman

Written 45w ago

Thanks for A2A. Piston and plunger both are positive displacement pump of reciprocating type.
The difference between both is the swept volume and construction.
The swept volume is more in plunger pump considering same outer diameter of both.
But most on the time in process industry we use plunger pump and we do not need any sealing
ring at the OD of plunger. There is a very close clearance maintained between OD of plunger
and bore of liquid head.
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Sreelal MR, Struggling with mean free path

Written 94w ago

pistons have rings cut in to it to accommodate rings and plungers has no rings
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