Thank you for your reply, DRWeig. I realised that the forum Translation Assistance for Engineers existed right after posting my question. However, after having a look at it I saw that, as you say, it wasn't very active, so I decided to leave my question where it was.
Thanks anyway for the tip...
LittleInch, thanks very much for your reply and explanation.
Artisi, thanks to you too for taking the time to reply. I should probably have made it clear that I'd already checked Google (who'd have thought it?), Google Images and many other sources before posting my question. Translators...
Dear all,
I'm translating a text on pumps into English and I need to know whether "chain pumps", "chain and washer pumps" and "paternoster pumps" refer exactly to the same thing, only with different names.
Thank you very much for your help.
Patricia