Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor

 Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor:

Difference Between a Pump and a Compressor: A pump and a compressor are both mechanical devices but there working conditions are different. A pump is used to supply the required liquid/fluid without any pressure difference and compression in supplying liquid but in a compressor, there is a difference in pressure and compression on supplying fluid.A pump can supply only liquids and in-compressible fluids by it, and a compressor is used to supply only compressible fluids like gases by it.

Pump:

• A pump is a mechanical device used to transfer the in-compressible liquids by it.
• It cannot supply the compressible fluids by it.
• This type of device has no changes in the temperature of the fluid supplied by it.
• This can increase the energy of the fluid passing through it.
• It does not contain any changes in volume.
• Pressure cannot be increased by it.
• Cost of a pump is comparatively less.

Related Topics:
Centrifugal Pump
Reciprocating Pump

Compressor:

• A compressor is a mechanical device used to transfer the compressible fluids like gases by it.
• With the help of a compressor we cannot supply the incompressible fluids.
• It can increase the energy of the fluid passing through it.
• Volume can be changed.
• Change in Pressure is possible.
• Change of Temperature can obtain.
• Cost of a compressor is comparatively high.

Also Read: Reciprocating Pump, Centrifugal Pump.