THIS PAPER DEALS WITH THE VARIOUS PUMP FEED CONFIGURATIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PROPER PRIMING OF THE PUMP AND REDUCE THE CHANCE OF PUMP CAVITATION. THE SYSTEM DISCUSSED INCLUDES SIPHON AND IMMERSION FOR LOW-VISCOSITY FLUIDS UP TO INDUCTOR AND RAM SYSTEMS FOR THICKER MATERIALS. THE PROPER SYSTEMS SOLUTION IS FOUND TO BE A FUNCTION OF THE MATERIAL'S THIXOTROPIC NATURE AND ITS VISCOSTIY AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL PUMP'S PRIMING CHARACTERISTICS. PUMP MOUNTING CONFIGURATIONS ALSO PLAY A KEY ROLE. VARIOUS PUMPS ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM, CENTRIFUGAL, PRIMING PISTON, AND DOUBLE BALL RECIPROCATING PUMPS.
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
