pumping time

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English

Noun

pumping time (countable and uncountable, plural pumping times)

  1. (electronics, engineering) The amount of time a pump is in operation.
    • 1971, ASTM International (publisher), Sampling of Soil and Rock, page 54:
      The setting time should never exceed the pumping time, and preferably should be about half of the total pumping time.
    • 2001, Michael Kasenow, Applied Ground-water Hydrology and Well Hydraulics, page 384:
      Instantaneous discharge from aquifer storage does not occur, but storativity does approach a constant value with increasing pumping time.
    • 2004, Roger A. Messenger, Jerry Ventre, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, Second Edition, page 117:
      Inclusion of a linear current booster (LCB) extends the useful pumping time of the pump motor and enables the use of a smaller motor and a smaller array that is utilized more efficiently.