EDUCTOR

Introduction:

Eductor is device which is use to create vacuum to suck the secondary

liquid or gas. The main difference between Eductor and Ejector is that
Eductor use water as motive fluid and Ejector use Air or Steam as
motive fluid. There are some constructional differences but the final
duty is to create vacuum. Eductor is widely used in industries for
number of applications.

Working Principle:

Eductor operates in accordance with the well-known Bernoulli

equation. A high pressure/low velocity motive fluid is converted into a
lower pressure/higher velocity jet through a nozzle. Jetting past a
suction connection in the head of the device will entrain a secondary
low pressure fluid.

Eductor Sizing:

Eductor diameter is depending on the volumetric flow rate. The

internals of Eductor such as jet nozzle sizing is depending on
requirement of suction. The other factors also have to consider i.e.
motive fluid pressure, pressure drop and requirement of downstream
pressure.

Application of Eductors :

 Emptying tanks, Sumps, Pumping and Mixing operation in Oil treating

system.
 Used as Vacuum Cleaner on ships or in industry.
 Dewatering of Sand and Coal Barge.
 Eductor can be used to agitate liquid and to mix two or more liquids
intimately within a tank or other vessel without the use of baffles or
moving parts inside the tank.
  Eductor can be used for handling Slurries or dry solids in granular form.
 Eductor can be used to mix two liquids intimately in various
proportions in operations where the pressure liquid is the greater
proportion of the mixture.

Advantages of Eductor :

 Low Investment Cost.

 Eductors are Self Priming.
 No Moving Parts.
 Low Maintenance Cost.
 Eductors can be used in hazardous condition.
 Eductors can be made in any workable material which is corrosion and
erosion resistant.
 Easy and Simple Installation, start-up and operation.

Material of Construction:

 Carbon Steel.
 SS304/SS304L/SS316/SS316L.
 Alloys.
 Rubber lined/HDPE Lined.

Parts of Eductors: Ref. Fig.1.

 Inlet Nozzle.
 Suction Nozzle.
 Internals (Eductor).
 Pipe.
 Outlet Nozzle.
Assembly of Eductor:

Fig.1.