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12 真空ポンプ装置
14 真空ポンプ装置
16 真空ポンプ装置
18 ガス流
20 ガス流
22 ガス流
24 真空ポンプ装置の第1の群
26 マニホルド
28 入口ライン
30 ポンプ装置12の入口
32 フォアライン
34 排気ライン
36 第1の共通排気ライン
38 真空ポンプ装置
40 真空ポンプ装置
42 ガスライン
44 ポンプ装置12の入口
46 フォアライン
48 排気ライン
50 第2の共通排気ライン
52 消音器
54 出口
56 ハウジング
58 第1の領域
60 第2の領域
62 エンクロージャ
64 側部
66 下部
68 上部
70 空気流
72 入口
74 側部
76 下部
77 空気流発生器
78 排気口
80 混合領域
Claims (23)
- 半導体製造施設で使用される真空ポンプシステムであって、
可燃性ガス流を真空排気して該ガス流を1又は2以上の排気口から排出する複数の真空ポンプ装置であって、該複数の真空ポンプ装置は、ブースタポンプと、補助ポンプを備え、前記ブースタポンプと前記補助ポンプは直列に構成される、複数の真空ポンプ装置と、
前記真空ポンプ装置を収容するハウジングであって、該ハウジング内の混合領域において前記1又は2以上の排気口から出力された前記ガス流と混合される空気流のための、空気流ダクトを形成するハウジングと、
前記複数の真空ポンプ装置からの排ガスを受け取るように接続された共通排気ラインであって、該共通排気ラインは圧送ガスを排出するための出口を有する、共通排気ラインと、
前記空気流ダクトを通る空気流を生成して、該空気流中の前記可燃性ガスの割合が前記可燃性ガスの可燃限界よりも低くなるまで前記可燃性ガス流を空気と混合させる空気流発生器と、
前記空気流が前記可燃性ガスを前記割合未満に希釈するのに十分であるかどうかを判定するために、前記空気流を検知する空気流センサと、
を備えることを特徴とする真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記ハウジングは、低圧のガスを圧送する真空ポンプ装置の部分を収容する第1の領域と、高圧のガスを圧送する真空ポンプ装置の部分を収容する第2の領域とを含み、前記空気流ダクトは、前記第2の領域によって形成される、
請求項1に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記真空ポンプ装置は、複数の真空ポンプを含み、第1の領域が上流の真空ポンプを収容し、第2の領域が下流の真空ポンプを収容する、
請求項1に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記ハウジングは、前記第1及び第2の領域を含み、前記空気流ダクトの一部が、前記第2の領域によって形成される、
請求項3に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記複数の真空ポンプ装置は、真空ポンプ領域内に収容された複数の真空ポンプを含み、前記真空ポンプ領域は、前記空気流ダクトを含むとともに、下流の真空ポンプに隣接して空気を流入させる複数の空気入口と、上流の真空ポンプに隣接して空気を出力する複数のオリフィスとを含む、
請求項1に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記複数のオリフィスは、空気流路に空気流を出力するように構成され、前記空気流ダクトは、前記空気流路をさらに含む、
請求項5に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記複数のオリフィスは、制御信号に応答して直径を変化させるように構成された制御可能なオリフィスを含む、
請求項5又は6に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 少なくとも2つの前記空気流センサを含む、
請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記空気流センサのうちの1つが前記真空ポンプ装置の上流に存在し、1つが前記真空ポンプ装置の下流に存在する、
請求項8に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - それぞれが前記複数のオリフィスの少なくとも一部のうちの対応する1つに関連する複数の空気流センサと、前記混合領域に隣接するさらなる空気流センサとを備える、
請求項5から7のいずれか1項に従属する場合の請求項8に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 制御部を備え、前記空気流センサの少なくとも1つは、前記空気流が前記可燃性ガスを前記割合未満に希釈するのに十分であるかどうかを判定するための、前記検知された空気流に関する信号を前記制御部に出力するように構成される、
請求項8から10のいずれか1項に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記ハウジングは、前記空気流ダクトの少なくとも1つの空気入口及び空気出口を含み、前記混合領域は、前記空気出口に向かって配置され、前記ガス流のための前記1又は2以上の排気口は、前記空気流が前記空気出口を通過する前に前記ガス流と混合されるように前記混合領域内に位置する、
請求項1から11のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記混合領域は、前記可燃性ガスが前記空気出口を通じて放出される前に前記可燃限界未満まで前記空気流と混合されるのに十分な距離だけ前記排気口を前記空気出口から離間させる、
請求項12に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記混合領域は、前記可燃性ガスを前記空気流と混合するためのバッフル装置を含む、
請求項12又は13に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記真空ポンプ装置と前記混合領域との間の前記空気ダクト内に配置された水素回収システムをさらに備える、
請求項12から14のいずれか1項に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記排気口は、前記空気流を概ね横切る方向に前記ガス流を排出して、前記可燃性ガスを前記空気流中に分散させるように構成される、
請求項12から15のいずれか1項に記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記ハウジングの前記空気流ダクトは、発火源を含まないように構成される、
請求項1から16のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記空気流ダクトは、可燃性ガスの漏出部に空気流を向けるように構成される、
請求項1から17のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記真空ポンプ装置は、複数の真空ポンプを含み、前記真空ポンプシステムは、前記複数の真空ポンプの間に、前記ガス流中のスズを収集するためのスズトラップを備える、
請求項1から18のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記排気流中の酸素を検知するための少なくとも1つのセンサを備え、該センサは、前記空気流中の酸素が前記排気口を通じて上流に移動して前記酸素センサに至るのを防ぐのに十分なほど、前記ガス流の流れに対して前記真空ポンプ装置の下流であって前記空気流に対して前記1又は2以上の排気口の上流に配置される、
請求項1から19のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記真空ポンプ装置からの前記ガス流を受け取って前記ガス流から水素を回収するための水素回収システムを備え、前記空気流ダクトは、前記水素回収システムの周囲に空気流を送って水素の漏れを希釈するように構成される、
請求項1から20のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記共通排気ラインに沿って運ばれる排ガスを圧送して前記真空ポンプ装置の前記排気口の圧力を低下させる共通真空ポンプとを備える、
請求項1から21のいずれかに記載の真空ポンプシステム。 - 前記共通真空ポンプの上流の前記共通排気ライン内の前記ガス流の酸素含有量を大気圧よりも低い圧力で検知する酸素センサが配置される、
請求項22に記載の真空ポンプシステム。
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