EP0975875B1 - Systeme de pompe a vide avec pompe a anneau liquide - Google Patents
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- EP0975875B1 EP0975875B1 EP98922706A EP98922706A EP0975875B1 EP 0975875 B1 EP0975875 B1 EP 0975875B1 EP 98922706 A EP98922706 A EP 98922706A EP 98922706 A EP98922706 A EP 98922706A EP 0975875 B1 EP0975875 B1 EP 0975875B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C28/00—Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
- F04C28/24—Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves or unloading valves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C19/00—Rotary-piston pumps with fluid ring or the like, specially adapted for elastic fluids
- F04C19/004—Details concerning the operating liquid, e.g. nature, separation, cooling, cleaning, control of the supply
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C23/00—Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
- F04C23/005—Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of dissimilar working principle
Definitions
- the invention relates to a vacuum pump system with a liquid ring pump for pumping gases, e.g. against Atmospheric pressure.
- Liquid ring pumps have been used for many years. They contain one in a cylindrical housing eccentrically housed rotor, the blades of which are one Liquid along the cylindrical wall of the housing Relocate and due to the eccentric rotor position Dip more or less deeply into this liquid ring. This results within the liquid ring between the blades spaces of variable volume, so that a Gas sucked into one of these rooms in the course the rotation of the rotor is compressed and finally ejected becomes.
- the object of the invention is to provide a suction system to specify a liquid ring pump in which contamination the working fluid of the pump is avoided even then if the gases to be conveyed contain substances at atmospheric pressure and the temperature of the liquid ring condense would.
- this object is achieved by that the liquid of the liquid ring pump from an inert Fluid is formed and that the liquid ring pump with a Diaphragm-type backing pump interacts and on the inlet side a suction valve that is controlled so that it can only be opened when the temperature of the liquid ring in the pump exceeded a lower limit Has.
- the liquid ring pump operated higher temperature, so that already due to the higher Temperature the risk of condensation from the liquid contaminating substances at the outlet of the liquid ring pump is reduced.
- the liquid ring pump long maintenance-free operation guaranteed.
- the inlet 1 is via a suction valve 3 and possibly a Cold trap 4 with the suction connection 5 of a liquid ring pump 6 connected.
- the liquid ring preferably consists of perfluorinated polyether.
- the pressure connection 7 of the pump leads to a via a temperature-controlled separator 8 Diaphragm pump 9, which acts as a backing pump in the system and is connected on the outlet side to outlet 2 to the atmosphere. If necessary, the diaphragm pump on the inlet and / or On the outlet side, a cold trap 10 or 11 have to remove foreign matter before releasing it into the atmosphere withhold.
- the valve 3 is controlled by a processor 12, the temperature measurement signals from a thermocouple 16 in the liquid ring the pump 6 and possibly a thermocouple 17 recycled in the separator 8.
- the processor opens 12 the valve 3 only when the liquid ring Minimum operating temperature above room temperature from e.g. Has reached 45 ° C.
- the temperature measurement in the Separator 8 can serve to prevent overheating and close valve 3 (and turn off the pumping system), when the gases entering the separator 8 an upper limit temperature of e.g. Exceed 90 ° C.
- valve 3 starts Liquid ring pump 6 to work, which quickly increases the temperature of the liquid ring rises. Is the temperature of e.g. Reached 45 ° C, then the processor 12 opens the valve 3, see above that the pumping process begins. The extracted gases are via the diaphragm pump 9 to the atmosphere-side outlet 2 promoted.
- the pressure relief valve 13 remains blocked until until the diaphragm pump is no longer able to increase the throughput to process the liquid ring pump, so that on Inlet of the diaphragm pump builds up a pressure that exceeds the limit pressure of the pressure relief valve 13 exceeds. Then briefly this valve is opened and the pressure in question is released.
- the diaphragm pump normally holds the pressure connection 7 of the liquid ring pump 6 to a negative pressure of approximately 100 mbar absolutely, so vapors that are in the pumped gas can be and at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature would condense, remain in vapor form and into the Diaphragm pump are discharged. This also collects no toxic or aggressive substances in the liquid ring, so the lifespan and maintenance periods of the pumping system compared to known water ring pumps be extended.
- the invention is not in detail on all features of the illustrated embodiment limited. So can, for example, instead of a perfluorinated polyether other possibly even inorganic fluid can be used regarding the pumped gases and vapors in question is inert (such as long-chain silanes). You can also individual or all of the cold traps shown saved if the gases to be pumped are not foreign components contain that must be prevented by cold traps, to get into the atmosphere.
- inert such as long-chain silanes
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Claims (7)
- Système de pompage à vide comprenant une pompe à anneau liquide pour évacuer des gaz, par exemple vers l'atmosphère, le liquide de la pompe à anneau liquide étant constitué par un fluide inerte, caractérisé en ce que la pompe à anneau liquide (6) coopère avec une pompe primaire (9) du type à diaphragme et présente à l'entrée une vanne d'entrée (3) dont l'ouverture est commandée seulement lorsque la température de l'anneau liquide de la pompe (6) a dépassé un seuil inférieur.
- Système de pompage à vide selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la vanne d'entrée (3) est commandée en outre par un thermocouple (17) qui mesure la température du gaz à la sortie de la pompe à anneau liquide (6) et ferme la vanne lorsque la température dépasse un seuil supérieur.
- Système de pompage à vide selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce qu'un séparateur (8) commandé en température est inséré entre la sortie (7) de la pompe à anneau liquide (6) et l'entrée de la pompe à diaphragme (9).
- Système de pompage à vide selon l'une des revendications 2 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'une vanne de sécurité (13) est disposée en parallèle à la pompe à diaphragme.
- Système de pompage à vide selon l'une des revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce qu'un conduit comportant une soupape d'étranglement (14) relie la sortie de la pompe à diaphragme et l'entrée (5) de la pompe à anneau liquide (6).
- Système de pompage à vide selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'une sonde acoustique de cavitation est associée à la pompe à anneau liquide (6) et agit sur la soupape d'étranglement (14).
- Système de pompage à vide selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le liquide de la pompe à anneau liquide (6) est constitué par du perfluoropolyéther.
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DE19715480A DE19715480C2 (de) | 1997-04-14 | 1997-04-14 | Vakuumpumpsystem mit einer Flüssigringpumpe |
DE19715480 | 1997-04-14 | ||
PCT/EP1998/002174 WO1998046885A1 (fr) | 1997-04-14 | 1998-04-14 | Systeme de pompe a vide avec pompe a anneau liquide |
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EP0975875A1 EP0975875A1 (fr) | 2000-02-02 |
EP0975875B1 true EP0975875B1 (fr) | 2003-02-26 |
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EP98922706A Expired - Lifetime EP0975875B1 (fr) | 1997-04-14 | 1998-04-14 | Systeme de pompe a vide avec pompe a anneau liquide |
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EP (1) | EP0975875B1 (fr) |
DE (2) | DE19715480C2 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1998046885A1 (fr) |
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WO2020078471A1 (fr) * | 2018-10-18 | 2020-04-23 | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | Système de dégazage, tour de dégazage et système d'eau le comportant |
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DE59807317D1 (de) | 2003-04-03 |
EP0975875A1 (fr) | 2000-02-02 |
DE19715480C2 (de) | 1999-01-14 |
WO1998046885A1 (fr) | 1998-10-22 |
DE19715480A1 (de) | 1998-10-15 |
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