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By Satyanarayan

mechanical vacuum boosters:-

mechanical vacuum boosters are dry pumps that meet most of the ideal vacuum pump requirements. they work on positive displacement principle and are used to boost the performance of water ring /oil ring /rotating vane /piston pumps and steam or water ejectors. they are used in combination with any one of the above mentioned pumps, to overcome their limitations.vacuum booster pumps offer very desirable characteristics which make them the most cost effective and power efficient option.

the major advantages are:-
(a) can be integrated with any installed vacuum system such as steam ejectors, water ring
pumps, oil sealed pumps, water ejectors, etc.
(b) the vacuum booster is a dry pump as it does not use any pumping fluid. it pumps vapor or
gases with equal ease. small amounts of condensed fluid can also be pumped.
(c) vacuum boosters are power efficient. very often a combination of vacuum booster and
suitable backup pump results in reduced power consumption per unit of pumping speed. they
provide high pumping speeds even at low pressures.
(d) boosters increase the working vacuum of the process, in most cases very essential for process
performance and efficiency. vacuum booster can be used over a wide working pressure range,
from 100 torr down to 0.001 torr (mm of mercury), with suitable arrangement of backup pumps.
everest …………………………………………. leaders in vacuum booster technology
boosters for vacuum process © everest transmission january, 2005.
(e) it has very low pump friction losses, hence requires relatively low power for high volumetric
speeds. typically, their speeds, at low vacuums are 20-30 times higher than corresponding vane
pumps / ring pumps of equivalent power.
(f) use of electronic control devices such as variable frequency control drive allow to modify
vacuum boosters operating characteristics to conform to the operational requirements of the prime
vacuum pumps. hence they can be easily integrated into all existing pumping set up to boost their
performance.
(g) vacuum boosters don't have any valves, rings, stuffing box etc., therefore, do not demand regular
maintenance.
(h) due to vapor compression action by the booster, the pressure at the discharge of booster (or inlet
of backup pump) is maintained high, resulting in advantages such as low back streaming of prime
pump fluid, effective condensation even at higher condenser temperatures and improvement of the
backup pump efficiency.
the table below gives a rough estimate of how the boosters enhance the working vacuums of the
processes when installed in combination with various types of industrial vacuum pumps currently
used in the industry. they can effectively replace multistage steam ejectors, resulting in
considerable steam savings and reduced loads on cooling towers. mechanical vacuum boosters are
versatile machines and their characteristics depend largely on backing pump. various types of
backing pump can be used, depending upon the system requirement and ultimate vacuum needs.
however, the final vacuum is governed by the suitable selection of the backing pump and booster
arrangement. the table below gives a broad range of vacuum achieved with various backing pumps
combinations
vacuum pump expected vacuum vacuum on installation
range of booster (single stage)
single stage ejector 150 torr 15 - 30 torr
water ejector 100 torr 10 - 20 torr
water ring pump 40 - 60 torr 5 - 10 torr
liquid ring pump 20 - 30 torr 2 - 5 torr
piston pumps 20 - 30 torr 2 - 5 torr
rotary piston pumps 0.1 torr 0.01 torr
rotary vane oil pump 0.01 - 0.001 torr 0.001 - 0.0001 torr.
everest …………………………………………. leaders in vacuum booster technology
boosters for vacuum process © everest transmission january, 2005.
for example, if a process is using water ring pump, the estimated working vacuums would be of
the order of about 670-710 mmhg gauge (90-50 mmhg abs.), largely depending on the water
temperature and pump design. when a booster is installed prior to the water ring pump, in series,
the vacuum levels of the order of 5-10 torr can be easily achieved. in a multi-stage booster
installation, vacuum levels of the order of 0.5 torr & better can easily be expected. mechanical
boosters offer a completely dry pumping solution and do not add to any vapor load, unlike steam
ejectors, and therefore, do not require large inter stage condenses.
at low vacuums, higher pumping speeds are required to maintain the through-put, since the specific
volume increases with the increase in vacuum. vacuum boosters enhance the pumping speeds by
about 3-10 times depending upon the selection by virtue of which one can expect higher process
rates and through-puts. the drawbacks of steam ejector system such as sensitivity to motive fluid
pressures and discharge pressure are overcome easily by the mechanical boosters, since the
volumetric displacements/pumping speeds are insensitive to the inlet & outlet working pressures.
typical booster installation
( 1.) evaporator ( 2) gauge (3) condenser ( 4) mechanical booster
(5) backup pump
everest …………………………………………. leaders in vacuum booster technology
boosters for vacuum process © everest transmission january, 2005.
calculating the pump capacity: -
based on the fundamental gas laws pv= rt, an expression can be derived for volumetric flow
rates required for pumping different vapors/gases. based on the mass flow rates one can estimate the
pump capacity required.
v = r . tgas / p q1/m1 + q2/m2 …………. qn/mn
where v = inlet volume flow rate m3/hr.
r = universal gas constant, 83.14 mbar m3/ kgmol x ºk
tgas = gas/vapor abs. temp, in ºk
p = process absolute pressure in mbar
q1, q2, q3 = gas / vapor flow rate, in kg/hr.
m1 , m2 ,m3 = molar mass, in kg/mol. of gas /vapor.
booster operation:
power constraints restrict the total differential pressures across the booster. this demands to
ensure the total differential pressure across the booster must not exceed the rated limits. this can
be ensured by any of the following means;-
1.) manual method:- initially the fore pump is switched on until the required cut in pressure is
achieved and there-after the booster is switched on.
2.) auto method:- installation of mechanical by-pass arrangement across the booster or hydro
kinematic drive or variable frequency drive (vfd). in this arrangement, the booster and fore
pump can be started simultaneously from atmosphere.
advantages of using electronic variable speed control device
electronic a.c variable frequency control drives are most preferred devices used to regulate the
booster speed to match the varying load conditions of the process. these drives enhance the
overall performance of the boosters and offer various advantages for the trouble free operation.
the major advantages are: -
1. booster can be started directly from atmosphere.
everest …………………………………………. leaders in vacuum booster technology
boosters for vacuum process © everest transmission january, 2005.
2. no need for separate pressure switch, by pass line or offloading valves.
3. considerable savings in power.
4. prevents over-heating of boosters.
5. protects the booster against overload and excessive pressures.
6. offers complete protection to motor against over voltage, under voltage, over current,
over-heating, ground fault.
7. eliminates the needs of separate starter and overload relays for the motor.
8. automatically adjusts the speed of booster between low and high range set giving high
pumping speeds with relatively low input power.
the electronic variable frequency control drive is a microprocessor based electronic drive
which is specially programmed to meet the demands of the booster allowing it to operate directly
from atmosphere along with suitable fore pump. conventionally, boosters can be started only
after achieving fore vacuum in the range of 30 - 100 torr, as they are not recommended for direct
discharge into the atmosphere. use of pressure switch, hydro kinematic drive and by pass valves
is necessary to prevent the overloading of the booster. however with the installation of
electronic variable frequency control drive all the conventional methods can be bypassed since
the drive is programmed to regulate the booster speed automatically, keeping the load on motor
within permissible limits. this allows the booster to start simultaneously with backup pump.
when the backup-pump and booster are started the drive reduces the booster speed to the pre-set
levels and as the vacuum is created the booster speed picks up, reaching the final pre-set speed,
giving most optimum performance over the entire range. since all the parameters are easily
programmable, one can adjust the booster pumping speeds to match the system requirements
easily and quickly. the drive limits the current to the motor and safeguards the motor against
over voltage, under voltage, electronic thermal, overheat ground fault…. i.e. protects the motor
against all possible faults.
external computer control over all aspects of booster performance is possible via rs485 serial
interface built into the drive electronics. this enables the booster to be integrated into any
computer-controlled operating system.

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