PERFORMANCE OF VACUUM PUMP:-

Performance of Vacuum pump is depending upon following parameters: -

1. Suction Pressure.
2. Flow rate of sealing Water.
3. Temperature of sealing water.
4. Vacuum And Discharge pressure.

1. Suction Pressure.
 Main Function of vacuum pump is to suck particular fluid from one place and
discharge fluid to another place.
 So performance of vacuum pump is depends upon suction pressure of vacuum
pump.
2. Flowrate of sealing water.
 All the power supplied will be converted into heat.
 About 10 % of heat will be lost from body and heat carried by the water vapour
and air discharged.
 Hence 90 % of supplied power has to be absorbed by the sealing water.
 So performance of the vacuum pump is depends upon the flow rate.
 Power absorbed by sealing water = LPM * SP heat * Temp rise.
 So Increasing in Flow rate of sealing water by total recirculation, we can improve
power absorbed by the water and hence performance can be improved.
3. Temperature of the Sealing water.
 Temperature of the sealing water play very important role in the performance of
the vacuum pump.
 Standard temp of the sealing water in 60 F.
 Further increase in temp. Is resulting in lower performance of pump.
 As 10 % of power Supplied to the pump is converted into heat is absorbed by
the discharge water, its temp is increased.
 So it is necessary to reduce temp of the water before supplying to the pump.
 LPM = POWER absorbed by the water./ SP. Heat * (TEMP rise of the sealing
water.)
 From above equ. Awe can see that increasing in temp of the water will reduce
LPM and so suction pressure ids reduce.
 So performance of the pump is reduce.
 So by using heat exchanger we can reduce temp.

4. Vacuum And Discharge pressure.

 Discharge pressure is the main measure for the performance of the vacuum
pump.
 As During the partial rotation of pump discharge take place pressure along the
tip speed of the rotor govern amount of vacuum generated in the pump.
 Let ,
P1 = Suction presuure.
P2 = Discharge pressure.
V = Tip speed of rotor.
ῤ = Standard density of sealing water
= 1000 kg/ m3
X = Factor assuming for blade shape friction = 1.

P2 = 1/3 (ῤ * X2 * v2 + 2p1)

 So we can see from Form equ that discharge presuure can be improved
by increasing suction pressure.
 As if p1 is increase b certain method we can improve p2.
 Mechanical Vacuum Booster is the device by ehich we can improve
suction pressure.
 By improving suction pressure discharge pressure can be improve.
 And so performance of vacuum pump can improve.