I've always wondered how a water pump moves water through a pipe. A fan moves air by spinning a propeller-like set of blades, but does a water pump work the same way? Or is there some other kind of mechanism inside the pump that draws water from one place and pushes it to another?
IT CAN BE LIKE A FAN (CENTRIFUGE) OR IT CAN USE SUCTION AND GRAVITY LIKE A WELL PUMP
Most water pumps work on the same principle as a fan, only encased in water tight structures and using impellers. It draws water from one source and pushes it to another.
There are different types of pumps. The type most commonly used to pump water is the centrifugal pump, which operates pretty much the same way an air fan propels air. Additionally, a centrifugal water pump uses a volute or chamber that surrounds the impellor or the blades to direct the flow of the water, converting the flow energy that it imparts to the water into pressure energy.
