suction-pump
41Pump Priming — The action taken to stimulate an economy, usually during a recessionary period, through government spending, and interest rate and tax reductions. The term pump priming is derived from the operation of older pumps; a suction valve had to be… …
42pump — pÊŒmp n. machine used to move liquids by suction; one instance of moving liquid by suction; low cut shoe v. draw out or move with a pump; inflate, fill with gas …
43suction lift — The vertical distance, in feet, from the liquid supply level to the pump centerline, the pump being above the liquid level. The suction lift should not exceed the recommended maximum limit and when viscous fluids are being pumped, they should be… …
44suction side — [1] The side of a pumping system or pump at which the liquid to be pumped enters the suction line or pump casing [2] The low pressure part of the air conditioning system between the orifice/expansion tube, or expansion valve outlet, and the… …
45suction line — [1] A pipe on the suction side of a pumping system leading from the suction tank to the pump. [2] Tube or pipe used to carry refrigerant gas from evaporator to compressor. [3] The line between the evaporator outlet and the compressor inlet …
46suction pipe — A pipe on the suction side of a pumping system leading from the suction tank to the pump …
47pump fishing vessel — a vessel with a pump that is lowered under the surface of the water. Small fish, attracted by light from a lamp situated above the suction side of the pump, are sucked and pumped with water on board where a fish separator is installed …
48pump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw, suck [out]; interrogate, question, catechize; inflate, puff up. See inquiry, wind, extraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of pumps include: air, chain, force, Geissler, lift, mercury, sand,… …
49suction relief valve — A control valve that provides constant negative pressure by opening the system to the outside air when the vacuum rises above the preset value. Some gyro instruments (air driven direction indicator, or DI, artificial horizons, etc.) are operated… …
50suction dredge — noun : a dredging machine using a centrifugal pump to draw up mud, sand, and silt through a suction tube …
