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It’s All About Industrial Pumps

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The chemical industry makes use of numerous industrial pumps for different purposes. To better understand how each pump is different from the other, PROCESS Worldwide offers an insight into the different types of pumps available in the market and also highlights its structure, function and applications for the benefit of industrial players in the chemical sector.

In the chemical industry, there are four main industrial pumps that are utilized – Centrifugal, Diaphragm, Piston, and Peristaltic pumps.  (Source:  chinnawat - stock.adobe.com)
In the chemical industry, there are four main industrial pumps that are utilized – Centrifugal, Diaphragm, Piston, and Peristaltic pumps.
(Source: chinnawat - stock.adobe.com)

The global industrial pumps market size reached 64.0 billion dollars in 2022 and is expected to reach 87.3 billion dollars by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9 % during 2023-2028, states a report by market research firm Research and Markets. Industrial pumps are of diverse sizes and shapes and are used for different purposes across numerous industries such as chemicals, oil & gas, and wastewater. In the chemical industry, there are four main industrial pumps that are utilized – Centrifugal, Diaphragm, Piston, and Peristaltic pumps.

What are Centrifugal pumps?

Structure: The overall structure of a centrifugal pump looks like a snail’s shell and some of the important parts of the pump are a drive shaft, impeller, eye of the impeller, volute casing, volute chamber and an outlet.