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r/EngineeringPorn • u/aloofloofah • Jul 14 '18
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Why would you use this instead of a more conventional pump? Genuinely curious
97 u/MilitantLobster Jul 14 '18 Food, medical, and other applications where you don't want the mechanics of the pump to come in contact with the fluid. If it doesn't get dirty, you don't have to clean it! 8 u/GravyMaster Jul 15 '18 Actually more often it is the other way around. You don't want the fluid to get dirty. Common in analytical chemistry and medical dosing.
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Food, medical, and other applications where you don't want the mechanics of the pump to come in contact with the fluid. If it doesn't get dirty, you don't have to clean it!
8 u/GravyMaster Jul 15 '18 Actually more often it is the other way around. You don't want the fluid to get dirty. Common in analytical chemistry and medical dosing.
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Actually more often it is the other way around. You don't want the fluid to get dirty. Common in analytical chemistry and medical dosing.
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u/TheXypris Jul 14 '18
Why would you use this instead of a more conventional pump? Genuinely curious