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2. Godiva Fire Pumps - Wikipedia

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   These were pump vehicles extensively used by the auxiliary fire service during the cold war and called upon to relieve the firemen's strikes in the 1970s and 1980s. The portable pumps later became diesel powered, and trailer mounted versions were also available. A new development in 1971 was the Godiva UMP pump.

3. Fire pump - Wikipedia

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   Fire pumps are used to increase the pressure of water sourced from a municipal underground water supply piping network, or a static supply (e.g., tank, reservoir, lake). A fire pump is a centrifugal- or positive displacement- pump that has been tested and listed by a third-party testing and listing agency, such as UL or FM Global specifically ...

4. Coventry Climax - Wikipedia

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   The FW was designed in response to the British Government's Ministry of Defence (MoD) requisition outline issued in 1950, specifying a water pump and petrol engine combination to deliver 350 gallons of water per minute at 100 psi, with 35 to 40 bhp at the weight of 350 pounds or less. The successful bid by a portable pump driven by the 38 bhp ...

5. Comparison of pumps - Wikipedia

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   Different types of pumps are suitable for different applications, for example: a pump's maximum lift height also determines the applications it can be used for. Low-lift pumps are only suitable for the pumping of surface water (e.g., irrigation, drainage of lands, ...), while high-lift pumps allow deep water pumping (e.g., potable water pumping ...

6. Water pumping - Wikipedia

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   Due to the rotation, water is then picked up by the tube and pumped upwards in the hose. The coil pump, as many low lift pumps, is commonly used for irrigation purposes and for drainage of lands. It is currently still used by farmers in Asia. [1] The coil pump was built as an alternative to the Archimedean screw. Unlike the Archimedean screw ...

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