REVIEW OF WATER LIFTING DEVICES AND PUMPS
(shortened from original 1979 report and with diagrams removed)
Shadoof
Cableway and bucket
Bucket and Chain pump
Persian Wheel
Archimedean Screw
Dragon-Tooth Pump
Washer Pump
Vane Pump
Hydrostatic Coil Pump
Piston Pump
Centrifugal Pump
Semi-Rotary Pump
Diaphragm pump
Inertia pump (flap-valve pump)
Axial flow pump
Quasi-centrifugal pump (inverse sprinkler)
Rope pump
RECOMMENDATIONS
Of the "Village Technology" solutions, the shadoof, the cableway-and-bucket, and the bucket-and-chain pumps appear to me the most suitable.
Of the "off-the-shelf" solutions, the piston pump and the semi-rotary pump appear the most useful.
The vane pump and the axial flow pump could be feasible innovative solutions.
For the urban or rural craft workshop level, the locally-produced piston pump is possibly the best solution.
LITERATURE REVIEW – HUMAN ENERGY UTILISATION.......Pump070.htm
PROGRAM OF PUMP DEVELOPMENT AT MOROGORO............Pump080.htm
PUMP CONSTRUCTION.....................................................................Pump090.htm
PUMP DRIVE MECHANISM..............................................................Pump100.htm
PUMP PERFORMANCE......................................................................Pump110.htm
DRIVE MECHANISM COMPARISON..............................................Pump120.htm
PRODUCTION COSTS........................................................................Pump130.htm
OPERATIONAL COSTINGS...............................................................Pump140.htm
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS....................................................Pump150.htm
REFERENCES......................................................................................Pump160.htm
APPENDIX........................................................................................... Pump170.htm
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