Ever since 2000 BC when the Egyptians invented the shadoof, a pump used to draw water from wells, the pump has been a key component of everyday life. Here are several types of pumps invented since then, along with some of their most common applications. The wide variety of pumps for today made it impossible for us to include them all.
200BC:
Screw Pumps
- Irrigation system
- Agricultural machinery
- Oil & Gas
Reciprocating Pumps
- Water treatment
- Sewage
- Hydraulic system
1593
Gear Pump
- High-viscosity fluid
- Precise transfer
- Metering
- Hydraulic fluid power
1636
Rotary Gear pump
- Engine lurication
1650
Piston Vacuum Pump
- Composite molding
- Printing presses
- Glass and stone cuttings
- Water
1687
Centrifugal Pump
- Water
- Sewage
- Fire Protection
- Heating & Cooling
- Food & Beverage
- Chemical
1859
Diaphragm Pump
- Food & Beverage
- Construction
- Coal & Mining
1868
Concrete Volute Pump
- Flood control system
- Land irrigation & drainage
- Water cooling, intake and transfer
1874
Vane Pump
- Automobiles
- Soft drink & dispenser
1897
Deep Well Turbine Pump
- Municipal water system
- Agricultral irrigation
- Mining & industrial
- Gulf Courses
1906
Eccentric Disc Pump
- Painting
- Coating
1915
Wood Trash Pump
- Wastewater
- Solids handling
1916
Submersible Pump
- Sewage
- Irrigation
- Deep well drilling
- Oil drilling
1923
Sealless vertical Pump
- Petroleum
- heavy-duty chemical
- Gas Industrial
1932
Peristaltic Pump
- Apheresis
- High solids slurring
- Chemical
- Abrasives
1933
Bush Pump
- Well water extration
1936
Metering Pump
- Chemical processing
- water & wastewater treatment
- Food & Beverage
- Oil & Gas
- Power Generation
1949
Magnetic Drive Pump
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
1950
Chopper Pump
- Sewage
- large trash solids
1955
Air-operated Double-diaphragm Pump
- Alternative energy
- Food, Cosmetic & pharmaceuticals
- Mining & industrial
- Petroleum Oil & Gas
- Chemical
1962
Circulator Pump
- Water
- Heating & cooling
