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Give yourself a gift of Energy Savings – All about Discharge Separators

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December 21st, 2015 Posted by admin

By the nature of the liquid ring pump the air being discharged is at 100% humidity but also carrying a lot of entrained liquid. The liquid and gas being discharged from the vacuum pump are usually separated in a device called a discharge separator. This discussion is about the discharge separator for applications where water […]

The Living Dead Vacuum Pump

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October 22nd, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

With Halloween approaching, I thought it appropriate to discuss the living dead pump. It really isn’t quite dead as it continues to use horsepower and saps the strength of your vacuum system.   It is possible that in your mill somewhere in the past an engineer noticed that the vacuum at the couch was 14 […]

The Condensation Effect on Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps

August 22nd, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

Under certain conditions the liquid ring vacuum pump capacity can be increased substantially for a given speed and power consumption.  This article is written as a technical overview of the thermodynamics behind this windfall in power savings.   The liquid ring vacuum pump is a constant volume device, which means that at a given speed […]

Cone Ported vs Flat Sided Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps

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July 23rd, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

There are two major designs in liquid ring vacuum pumps. They are cone ported and flat sided. The smallest pumps are usually flat sided, as they are easier to manufacture. The largest vacuum pump commercially produced is cone ported, as it is most efficient and handles excess water better than a flat sided pump. The […]

Sizing a Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump Drive

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July 9th, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

This article addresses the sizing of a custom drive for a larger vacuum pump, in the range of 20 to 3000 HP. The small pumps with integral drives have already been sized by the manufacturer, so you need not worry about those. The principles are the same, but the capital cost and power used are […]

Power Consumption of a Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump

June 18th, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

This article describes how to predict the power consumption of the liquid ring vacuum pump. This is the first step in sizing a vacuum pump drive.  The vacuum pump can also be the largest consumer of energy in your process and a significant number in your cost analysis. Approximately two-thirds of the energy that goes […]

How Large Of A Vacuum Pump Do I Need?

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March 30th, 2015 Posted by Dane CME

Vacuum refers to a space where the density of the gas is less than the density of the air in the environment around it. This density is expressed as gas pressure. At sea level the air pressure is defined as 14.7 psia. If you have a container that is at a lower pressure, it is […]

Industrial Vacuum Pumps Help Coal Miners

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March 5th, 2015 Posted by admin

Did you know that today people are stilling mining? Yes, that’s right. It is still a very important job we have. People all over are still mining for coal, metallic materials and other various minerals from the ground. Now, mining is a very difficult and dangerous task. However, with today’s technology it is slowly being […]

Geothermal Energy Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps

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February 27th, 2015 Posted by admin

Have you ever thought about where your energy might be coming from? Well in some places such as El Salvador, and New Zealand they are using geothermal energy. In order for geothermal energy to take place a need for a large pump is required. This pump is known as a liquid ring vacuum pump. You […]