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2. Hand pump - Wikipedia

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   2.3 Siphon. 2.4 Chain pump. ... Hand pumps are manually ... very simple pumps with plastic or rubber bulb with flap valve at each end are used for emptying fuel or ...

3. Siphon - Wikipedia

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   Alternatively the siphon may be primed by a pump at either the intake or outlet. Gas in the liquid is a concern in large siphons. [30] The gas tends to accumulate at the crest and if enough accumulates to break the flow of liquid, the siphon stops working.

4. Ki-Gass - Wikipedia

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   The Ki-Gass system, also referred to as Kigass or K-Gas, is "a system of starting petrol and Diesel engines by injecting finely divided fuel in the form of a mist into the in-take pipe." [ 1 ] The system uses a hand-pump to spray fuel into the air in-take, thus priming the engine for easier starting.

5. Jiggle syphon - Wikipedia

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   A jiggle syphon (or siphon) is the combination of a syphon pipe and a simple priming pump that uses mechanical shaking action to pump enough liquid up the pipe to reach the highest point, and thus start the syphoning action.

6. Flamethrower - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] The flamethrower found its origins in a device consisting of a hand-held pump that shot bursts of Greek fire via a siphon-hose and a piston which ignited it with a match, similar to modern versions, as it was ejected. [10] An illustration in Poliorcetica of Hero of Byzantium display a soldier with a portable flamethrower.

7. Pump - Wikipedia

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   In some impulse pumps the gas trapped in the liquid (usually water), is released and accumulated somewhere in the pump, creating a pressure that can push part of the liquid upwards. Conventional impulse pumps include: Hydraulic ram pumps – kinetic energy of a low-head water supply is stored temporarily in an air-bubble hydraulic accumulator ...