positive displacement pump
C21653
concept
A positive displacement pump is a type of pump that moves a fixed volume of fluid per cycle by trapping it in a cavity and mechanically forcing it from the inlet to the outlet, providing nearly constant flow regardless of discharge pressure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| positive displacement pump canonical | 1 |
| reciprocating pump | 1 |
| steam pump | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: positive displacement pump
Generated description
A positive displacement pump is a type of pump that moves a fixed volume of fluid per cycle by trapping it in a cavity and mechanically forcing it from the inlet to the outlet, providing nearly constant flow regardless of discharge pressure.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Archimedean screw | — |
| Worthington direct-acting steam pump | steam pump |