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fog37
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- understanding how pumps work
Hello,
My understanding is that pumps (whatever type) add energy to the fluid and cause the fluid to move. The fluid can be either brought to a higher elevation or not.
I am unclear on how pumps "provide a larger pressure". Do they? If so, in what sense? Are pumps simply speeding up, i.e. increasing the kinetic energy, of the fluid (gas or liquid) that is pulled inside the pump case and the pressure increase discussed with pumps is nothing but the increase in "dynamic pressure" that the fluid would experience at if brought to rest at a stagnation point after it exist the pump?
My understanding is that pumps (whatever type) add energy to the fluid and cause the fluid to move. The fluid can be either brought to a higher elevation or not.
I am unclear on how pumps "provide a larger pressure". Do they? If so, in what sense? Are pumps simply speeding up, i.e. increasing the kinetic energy, of the fluid (gas or liquid) that is pulled inside the pump case and the pressure increase discussed with pumps is nothing but the increase in "dynamic pressure" that the fluid would experience at if brought to rest at a stagnation point after it exist the pump?