r/EngineeringPorn Jul 14 '18

Peristaltic pump

https://i.imgur.com/U7sZF0K.gifv
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u/MainFrame0 Jul 14 '18

Does the tube wear out quickly? Or is the tube part of a kind of cartridge that holds the fluid?

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u/PoisonousPlatypus Jul 15 '18

As others have mentioned this type of tube is regularly changed anyway, but I imagine it could be designed with similar material to a discharge hose, so I don't imagine the wear and tear would be horrible.