Vapour booster pumps
Description
The Edwards vapour booster pumps offer higher pumping speeds, of up to 15000 ls‑1 at pressures intermediate between mechanical boosters and diffusion pumps. Vapour boosters from Edwards have been proven in the field for over 30 years. With a constant program of updates and modernisation, with input from OEM’s and end users, combined with inherent reliability, ease of use and tolerance to various inlet and exhaust pressures they have been used extensively in metallurgy and coating industries as well as other specialist applications.
Specification
• Very large pumping speed at high operating pressures.
• Very high throughput at operating pressures.
• Quick crossover for excellent pump-down times.
• Industry proven for over 40 years.
• Excellent reliability.
Applications
• Vacuum metallurgy.
• Distillation, drying and degassing.
• Thin film coating and metalizing.
• Large‑scale research.
18B4B
| Pumping speed | |
| air | 4000 ls-1 |
| hydrogen | 6000 ls-1 |
| Maximum throughput | 100 mbar ls-1 / 75 Torr ls-1 |
| Critical backing pressure (with AP201 fluid) | 2 – 2,6 mbar / 1,5 – 2 Torr |
| Recommended backing pump displacement | 190 m3h-1 / 112 ft3min-1 |
| Recommended backing pump | GXS450, E2M275 |
| Recommended fluid | Apiezon® AP201 |
| Fluid charge | 10 litre / 9,5 qt |
| Inlet connection | 8 x 11 mm holes on 387,4 PCD (Edwards) / ANSI 12 inch / ISO320 |
| Backing connection | 2 inch union (Edwards) / ANSI 4 inch / ISO160 |
| Water connection | – |
| Heater power | 6,0 kW / 8 hp |
| Warming up time for full performance at maximum heater input | 60 min |
| Minimum water flow inlet | 375 @ 25 ⁰ C / 1,6 US gal min-1 @25 ⁰ C |
| Water block threaded hole | ½ inch BSP |
| Weight | 165 kg / 365 lbs |
30B5M
| Pumping speed (air) | 12500 ls-1 |
| Pumping speed (hydrogen) | 15000 ls-1 |
| Maximum throughput | 300 mbar ls-1 / 225 Torr ls-1 |
| Critical backing pressure (with AP201 fluid) | 5,3 – 6 mbar / 4 – 4,5 Torr |
| Recommended backing pump displacement | 290 m3h-1 / 171 ft3min-1 |
| Recommended backing pump † | GXS450, E2M275 |
| Recommended fluid | Apiezon® AP201 |
| Fluid charge | 55 litre / 52 qt |
| Inlet connection | 12 x 20,60 holes on 686,0 PCD |
| Backing connection | 4 x 16,70 holes on 235,0 PCD |
| Water connection | 1 inch BSP |
| Heater power | 22,5 kW / 30 hp |
| Warming up time for full performance at maximum heater input | 60 min |
| Minimum water flow inlet | 1950 l/h @ 25⁰C / 8,5 US gal min-1 @ 25⁰ C |
| Weight | 620 kg / 1367 lbs |