Circulating pump and heating pumps explained. In this video we look at circulating pumps used in hot water and heating systems to understand the main parts as well as how they work.
source/image(PrtSc): The Engineering Mindset
We cover applications of circulating pumps, why they’re used, heating pump systems for zone heating, water heaters. A circulating pump works by pumping or circulating liquids, gases or slurries in a loop or closed circuit.
Circulator pumps as used in hydronic systems are usually electrically powered centrifugal pumps. As used in homes, they are often small, sealed, and rated at a fraction of a horsepower, but in commercial applications they range in size up to many horsepower and the electric motor is usually separated from the pump body by some form of mechanical coupling.
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The sealed units used in home applications often have the motor rotor, pump impeller, and support bearings combined and sealed within the water circuit. This avoids one of the principal challenges faced by the larger, two-part pumps: maintaining a water-tight seal at the point where the pump drive shaft enters the pump body./wikipedia
