Pump History Over The Years
NCS Fluid Handling Systems Evolution of Water Pumps over the Centuries Worldwide
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 over everyday industrial life. Here are many other types of pumps invented since then, along with some of their most common dewatering applications. The wide variety of pumps today make it impossible for us to include them all.
200 BC
Screw Pump
- Irrigation systems
- Agricultural machinery
- Oil and gas
200 BC
Reciprocating Pump
Water treatment
- Sewage
- Hydraulic Systems
1593
Gear Pump
- High viscosity fluids
- Precise transfer
- Metering
- Hydraulic fluid power
1636
Rotary Gear Pump
- Engine lubrication
1650
Piston Vacuum Pump
- Complete molding
- Printing presses
- Glass and stone cutting
- Water
1687
Centrifugal Pump
- Water
- Sewage
- Fire protection
- Heating and cooling
- Food and beverage
- Chemical
1859
Diaphragm Pump
- Food and beverage
- Construction
- Coal and mining
1868
Concrete Volute Pump
- Flood control systems
- Land irrigation and drainages
- Water cooling, intake, transfer
Join us next week when we continue on with Vane Pumps which were invented in 1874!