Pump Used With Corrosive Gases - Agilent Technologies TV 401/301 NSF Mode D'emploi

Pump Used with Corrosive Gases

To prevent damage to the bearings, an inert gas must flow into the
pump body around the upper bearing towards the forevacuum line.
To supply the inert purge gas (e. g. nitrogen) to the pump through the
purge port, connect a gas purge valve between the pressure regulator
and the pump.
Adjust the pressure regulator in order to read a gas flow rate of 0.1 to
0.8 mbar l/s.
To prevent bearing damage, Agilent suggests a minimum purge gas flow rate of
CAUTION!
10 sccm (0.17 mbar l/s). This value can be exceeded, according to the process
requirements. Please contact Agilent for specific applications.
The purge gas throughput with the recommended forepump of 15 m
/h (11 CFM) allows to achieve a high vacuum pressure in the 10
mbar range.
The recommended gas flow maintains a pressure into the pump body
higher than the forevacuum pressure.
The recommended procedure to vent the system and the pump
avoiding the contact between the pump bearings and the corrosive
gas is described in the following points:
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Close the corrosive gas flow into the system.
Leaving the Turbo-V pump and the backing pump running and
the purge gas flowing, wait for enough time to evacuate the
corrosive gas from the system.
Turn off the Turbopump.
Open the Turbo-V vent port slowly until to reach atmospheric
pressure in the system.
When the Turbo-V pump and the backing pump are stopped and
the system is at atmospheric pressure, for a better bearing
protection it is advisable to leave the purge gas flowing into the
Turbo-V pump, with the chamber or the Turbo-V vent valve
opened, to avoid system overpressures. If the vent valve can't be
kept opened, the backing pump should be left operating.
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