Impompo yemitha ikwabizwa ngokuba yimpompo yexabiso okanye impompo. Impompo yomlinganiso ye-pumps ekhethekileyo enokuthi ifezekise iimfuno zetekhnoloji ezahlukeneyo zetekhnoloji, ineqondo lokuhamba elinokulungiswa ngokuqhubekayo ngaphakathi kulwelo lwe-0-100 kwaye isetyenziselwa ukudlulisela ulwelo (ngakumbi ulwelo)
Impompo yemitha luhlobo loomatshini bokudlulisela oomatshini bokudlulisela kunye nenqaku elibalaseleyo lokuba inokugcina ukuhamba okungapheliyo ngaphandle koxinzelelo lokukhupha. Ngeempompo zokuqala, imisebenzi yokudlulisela, imitha kunye nohlengahlengiso inokugqitywa ngaxeshanye kwaye ngenxa yoko, inkqubo yemveliso ingenziwa lula. Ngeempompo ezininzi zokupeyinta, iintlobo ezininzi zemidiya zinokuba negalelo kwinkqubo yetekhnoloji kwindawo echanekileyo kwaye ixutywe.