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General Overview of Types of Pumps on Ship

By Anish | In: Guidelines | Last Updated on August 7, 2021

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A ship consists of various types of fluids moving inside different machinery and systems for the purpose of cooling, heating, lubrication, and as fuels. These liquids are circulated by different types of pumps, which can be independently driven by ship power supply or attached to the machinery itself. All the systems on board ship require proper operational and compatible pump and pumping system so that ship can run on its voyage smoothly.

The selection of a type of pump for a system depends on the characteristics of the fluid to be pumped or circulated. Characteristics such as viscosity, density, surface tension and compressibility, along with characteristics of the system such as require rate of fluid, head to which the fluid is to be pumped, temperature encountered in the system, and pressure tackled by the fluid in the system, are taken into account.

Types of Pumps

The pumps used on board are broadly classified into two types:

Positive Displacement Pump

Positive displacement pumps are self priming pumps and are normally used as priming devices.

  • They consist of one or more chamber, depending upon the construction, and the chambers are alternatively filled and emptied.
  • The positive displacement pumps are normally used where the discharge rate is small to medium.
  • They are popularly used where the viscosity of the fluid is high.
  • They are generally used to produce high pressure in the pumping system.

Dynamic Pressure or Roto-Dynamic Pump.

Pumps on Ship

Credits: wikipedia.org

  • In dynamic pressure pump, during pumping action, tangential force is imparted which accelerates the fluid normally by rotation of impeller.
  • Some systems which contain dynamic pump may require positive displacement pump for priming.
  • They are normally used for moderate to high discharge rate.
  • The pressure differential range for this type of pumps is in a range of low to moderate.
  • They are popularly used in a system where low viscosity fluids are used.

These broad classification of pumps are further differentiates by their constructional properties and popularity of usage onboard ship;

Positive Displacement pump:

  •  Reciprocating Pump
  • Screw pump
  • Gear pump
  • Piston pump
  • Ram type pump
  • Vane pump

Dynamic pressure pumps:

  •  Centrifugal pumps
  • Axial flow pumps
  • Submersible pump
  • Centrifugal-axial (mixed) pump.

 

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Comments

  1. Don says

    August 4, 2011 at 12:21 am

    These pumps are used on ships, but another important pump is the bilge Pump, used on occasions, this put is used to drain water from the ship/vessel. It is a vital asset to a ship. It was first used on the Santa Maria in 1492 and was made of wood.

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  2. Golden Gnex Nyirenda says

    January 13, 2014 at 7:43 pm

    Thanks!

  3. Hisham says

    February 9, 2015 at 6:08 pm

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  4. wagba kwaku Robert says

    February 13, 2015 at 12:01 am

    Thanks so much for the good job you are doing I attended an interview and afterwards the question s I was unable to answer I later got all the answers from this site.God bless you. I will advice all marine engineers to make this site a must site to blowse once again God bless you

  5. Rex Darwin says

    March 6, 2015 at 11:44 am

    what are the types of pumps commonly used on board ships?

  6. SWAS Kaushik says

    July 2, 2017 at 12:13 am

    Can someone help me find the discharge pump capacity on VLGCs?

  7. Anish says

    July 12, 2017 at 1:33 pm

    It may vary depending upon the size and make. It is mentioned in the pump manual.

  8. Patrick Goh says

    October 15, 2018 at 12:31 pm

    Can anyone please help guide me to what level of the tank in an offshore supply vessel mud is filled ? That is, the mud tank cannot be filled to full, so is it 90 % filled or how many percent filled .

  9. glen says

    December 2, 2018 at 5:26 am

    in modern ships, what are the types of pump they are used? and they are driven by ?

  10. Seaworth says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:55 am

    Hi, does anybody can answer if reciprocating positive displacement, (piston pump) give air suction at low stroke can create pressure at discharge side in order to pressurize and discharge remain liquid in pump riser an deck marpol line?

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