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centrifugal pump uses centrifugal action while reciprocati pump operates on resiprocating motion of piston
A centrifugal pump will typically give you a higher flow rate but a lower pressure, where a piston pump will give you more pressure but a lower flow rate.

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A centrifugal compressor compresses gas by rotating vanes or blades, sort of like a turbine. A reciprocating compressor uses pistons and cylinders to compress gas, sort of like the engine in your car.

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A vacuum pump basically works the reverse of an air compressor. A vacuum pump evacuates air or other gases to create a negative pressure (something less than atmospheric pressure).

An air compressor increases the air pressure in a given storage device. This raises the pressure to something greater than atmospheric pressure.

The reason this is significant is because by raising or lowering the pressure you create a flow. The flow translates to energy. In the case of vacuum, by lowering the pressure on one side of an object you greatly increase the pressure on the other side of the object. This is the principle behind holding a sheet of wood, metal or plastic on a CNC table while cutting it with a laser or saw.

A compressor needs to increase the pressure in a line to usually drive a mechanical device like an impact wrench. If the compressed air could not escape via a valve to a place of less pressure like the garage, the tool would not work.

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what is different centrifugal compressor and centrifugal pump

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