Tag:pump_mechanism=rope
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 pump_mechanism = rope
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| A positive displacement pump using a piece of rope where knots or discs matching the pump chamber diameter push the fluid out |
| Group: man made |
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| Useful combination |
Status: approved
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A rope pump involves a rope loop with knots, discs or balls moving a fluid out of the pump chamber. It may be used on water wells to raise water on several meters until it reaches the surface.
Examples
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Tanzania |
man_made=water_well
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A manual rope pump installed on a water well head in Tanzania. Water well, rope pump and manual driver (with crank handle) are 3 independent objects described on the same OSM node here |