Do Pumps Create Pressure or Flow?

Explaining how pumps produce both pressure and flow with some fun water demonstrations. 📺 For a LIMITED TIME get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for 26% OFF! There’s a popular and persistent saying that pumps only create flow in a fluid, and resistance to that flow is what creates the pressure in a pipe. This video goes into some details about how two kinds of pumps work: centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps. Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. Hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that ‘like’ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos!