Horizontal pumps push liquids through pipelines, maintaining flow and pressure. They are used in reservoir pipelines to move crude oil and in agriculture to transport raw milk and water crops. Horizontal pumps also provide water to households in drought-prone areas, making them crucial for communities.
A horizontal pump is used to push liquids through horizontal pipes. These pumps are not required to lift liquid from a well or storage facility; instead it pushes liquid through vast expanses of pipeline from one location to another. The horizontal pump maintains flow and pressure while moving fluid to its destination.
Structures such as reservoir pipelines use a horizontal pump to move crude oil from the well to storage facilities and refineries which can often be located great distances from each other. The horizontal pump maintains an even flow of crude oil at a specific pressure for the refinery to process the product properly. Once refined, the station will convey gasoline, oil and other products to pumping stations using a horizontal pump. The product will then be loaded onto tankers or trucks to be delivered to its final destination.
The agricultural use of the horizontal pump is not limited to irrigation, where it is used extensively. Dairy producers often use this type of pump system to transport raw milk from the milking parlor to the storage tanks. The milk is then cooled and stored until it is loaded onto a tanker, again using a horizontal pump to transfer the milk from one storage container to another. To complete the process, it often requires the use of many pumps working in unison.
Irrigation is the act of watering fields and crops from large wells or water supplies such as rivers and reservoirs. In the latter case, a horizontal pump is often employed to push water great distances to irrigation lines that distribute the water such as large lawn sprinklers. The pumps are called to deliver large quantities of water at predetermined pressure in order to apply the right amount of water to ensure the correct growth of the crop.
This method of pumping is also used by many city utilities to carry water long distances for use by the households it serves. Often, water is a hard-to-find commodity in some areas of the world. The ability to pump large quantities through extremely long pipelines allows people to enjoy normal and healthy lives in drought-prone areas. Pumphouses are often a matter of life and death and are occasionally protected by a country’s military. If water truly is the lifeblood of a community, the pumping station is at its heart.
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