What is the difference between pumps and compressors?

Pumps move liquids, compressors move gases.

• Pumps are used to move liquids from one place to another, while compressors are used to increase the pressure of gases.

• Pumps are typically used in industries...read more

Sometimes the words pump and compressor are used to interchangeably, but there is a difference: A pump is a machine that moves a fluid from one place to another. A compressor is a machine that squeeze...read more

pump- a device that transfer compress fluides that attenuates gases by both suction or pressure.

compressor- it's a machine used to raise the pressure of air. i.e it compress air ind raise pressure.

pump is a machine that moves a fluid (either liquid or gas) from one place to another. Acompressor is a machine that squeezes a gas into a smaller volume and (often) pumps it somewhere else at the sam...read more