What is the difference between a pump and a motor?

Question

What is the difference between a pump and a motor?

Answer 1

The motor drives the pump which moves the fluid

Answer 2

A pump is a machine that moves whatever you are "pumping"  A motor powers the pump to allow it to do it's pumping action.

Answer 3

thik of it as an air pump you use to inflate beach balls then think a compresor to paint the house. The mechanisim to move the air is the motor. In the beach ball scenario you will be the motor and the thing you used to transfer the air is the pump. I hope it helps.

Answer 4

A 'Motor' is a 'Driver'.

The Electrical Energy supplied to a motor is converted to Mechanical Energy of rotation. This mechanical energy is Transferred by a shaft to Drive another machine.

(A vehicle engine is also called a 'Motor' as it's driving the wheels of a vehicle via a drive-shaft).

A 'Pump' is a 'Driven Machine' as is a 'Compressor' or a Washing machine...etc.

A Pump is also a mechanical device used to convert its Energy to that of Pressure in a liquid in order to move the liquid from a low elevation to a higher elevation or, from a low pressure system to a higher pressure system.

Pumps move liquids, compressors move gases.

Answer 5

a pump moves liquid or gases (a pump for gases is usually referred to as a compressor).

a motor, with regards to pumps, converts the pressure created into mechanical motion. a motor can also power the pump.

hope that helps!