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21Fluid dynamics — Continuum mechanics …
22fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
23pump — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a machine, usu. with rotary action or the reciprocal action of a piston, for raising or moving liquids, compressing gases, inflating tyres, etc. 2 an instance of pumping; a stroke of a pump. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, out, into …
24pump-priming — noun 1》 the introduction of fluid into a pump to prepare it for working. 2》 the stimulation of economic activity by investment. Derivatives pump prime verb pump primer noun …
25Pump leak model — The pump leak model is a mechanism for the reabsorption of sodium in the kidney nephrons, in order to achieve the euvolemic state.The pump is the active transport of sodium from the tubular cell into the interstitial space at the basolateral… …
26pump priming — /pʌmp ˈpraɪmɪŋ/ (say pump pruyming) noun 1. the procedure of filling a pump with fluid so as to expel air and increase its starting efficiency. 2. government action aimed at stimulating an economic recovery, as by increasing expenditure and… …
27jet pump — i. A form of a fluid pump in an aircraft fuel system that produces a low pressure by moving fuel at a high velocity through a venturi. A jet pump helps remove vapors from fuel before it enters a fuel control unit. Some of the fuel from the main… …
28Circulating pump — Pump Pump, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown origin.] An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other… …
29Centrifugal pump — Warman centrifugal pump in a coal preparation plant application A centrifugal pump is a rotodynamic pump that uses a rotating impeller to create flow by the addition of energy to a fluid. Centrifugal pumps are commonly used to move liquids… …
30Axial piston pump — An axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block. It can be used as a stand alone pump, a hydraulic motor or an automotive air conditioning compressor. Contents 1… …
