Fluid transfer pumps are a very useful part of any automotive wrencher’s toolbox. They’re designed to suck up automotive fluids out of their bottles and transfer them to their new intended home via ...

Industrial, environmental, and medical devices rely on pumps for a wide range of applications. Among the many pump types available, piston pumps and peristaltic pumps are frequently compared due to ...

The key difference between solenoid pumps and Fluid Metering pumps lies in their operating mechanisms. Solenoid pumps are driven by an electromagnet made up of a copper wire coil wrapped around a ...

Over the last several years, Northwestern Engineering’s Wesley Burghardt expanded the content in his CHEM_ENG 321: Fluid Mechanics course to emphasize the practical aspects about how fluid pumps work.

Soft robots have received much attention recently due to their adaptability and safety. However, the fluidic systems used in these robots continue to use pumps that are large, heavy, and noisy. Now, ...

Engineers at the University of Bristol have developed a pea-sized liquid-metal pump that could ...