double-acting pump
1double-acting — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : acting or operating in two directions or with two motions a double acting engine a double acting pump …
2Double-acting — Dou ble act ing, a. Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double acting engine or pump. [1913 Webster] …
3double-acting hand pump — A hand pump that moves fluids during both strokes of the pump handle. A wobble pump is an example of a double acting hand pump. When the handle of the wobble pump is operated, the negative pressure created on whatever side is pulled upward lifts… …
4double-acting — /dub euhl ak ting/, adj. 1. (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Cf. single acting. 2. (of a hinge of a door or the like) …
5double-acting — (of a shock absorber or pump) having a piston with fluid on both sides so that in a pump one piston end performs the suction stroke while the other discharges the liquid, and in a shock absorber both upward and downward movements are damped …
6Pump — For information on Wikipedia project related discussions, see . A pump is a device used to move gases, liquids or slurries. A pump moves liquids or gases from lower pressure to higher pressure, and overcomes this difference in pressure by adding… …
7pump — pump1 pumpable, adj. pumpless, adj. pumplike, adj. /pump/, n. 1. an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes. 2. Engin., Building Trades. a shore …
8Pump It Up — Infobox VG title = Pump It Up developer = Andamiro/F2/Freevolt/Nexcade publisher = Andamiro designer = release = August/October 1999 genre = Music modes = Single player using five or ten panels or two players using five panels each cabinet =… …
9Mud pump — Mud pumps (blue) in foreground A mud pump is a reciprocating piston/plunger device designed to circulate drilling fluid under high pressure (up to 7,500 psi (52,000 kPa) ) down the drill string and back up the annulus. Mud pumps come in a… …
10Chaplin's Patent Distilling Apparatus with Steam Pump — Chaplins patent sea water distilling apparatus. Alexander Chaplin Co. (also known as A.C. and Co., Alex. Chaplin Co.) was an important and highly regarded[1] engineering and manufacturing syndicat …
