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Kerr, V. A.
Design, construction and
test of a steam air-ejector
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Design, Construction and
Test of a Steam air Ejector
A THESIS
PRESENTED BY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
APPROVED:
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE
PAUL V.
OF TECHNOLOGY
GALVIN LIBRARY
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Air-Ejector 48-52
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Leblanc ' 11
Used. 32 & 33
Alr-EJector. 37 & 38
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
INTRODUCTION
Institute of Technology.
is also given.
#2.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
brought forth.
Steam air-ejectors, for removing air have
investigation of Regnault.
second stage.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
atmosphere.
class pump.
STEAM
FROM BOILER
WATER
OVERFLOW INLET
CONDENSING
TANK
10.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
time.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
dry.
Dia. z 1/4"
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
V = 224 ^H^ - Hg
Xg - .964
also
Vo = 224 \/ Hn - Ho~(where
° Hi at 115# A
^ "• " Hq at .94#)
A r WS/V
.000341 - W X 6.49
14B0
; ,Q11Q# steam/sec.
40#; 14. 7#; 8#; 4#; 2#; & .94# (discharge press.)
8# pressure.
18.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
calculation)
F : W X V
S
:: 13.65 ^.00705
- 1.15" dia. at discharge.
19.
rHEORfinCAL A/OZZLE
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20.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
throat.
pressure.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
entrance.
Xi = real quality,
Xq - theoretical quality
Xg - Iq = Xq - y (Hi - Hq)
Xi =
Increase in quality;
- ,1 X (1 188.7 - 886)
' 1035.6
: .0294
z .0294 - .791
STEAM AIR-EJfiCTOR
Aq - TSX]_ X U
V
where A = area in sq. ft.
" W 2 »<^t. of steam passing through nozzle.
A3 z . 0778 X 81 X 550.8
3760
d = \/. Q05Q8
FOOT-LBS. OF ENERGY
F z W V
g
- .0778 X 5760
52.2
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
LENGTH OP NOZZLE.
'L' rV15 X a where 'a' ; dia. at throat.
r Vl5 X .25"
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26.
STEMt AIR-EJECTOR
METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
STEAlvl AIR-EJECTOR
to exact size.
STEAiVl AIR-EJECTOR
The calculations show that the nozzle
illustration
and its construction is given in the
and
#A2. In this illustration all the fittings
plane
apparatus are sho;vn to be swung up into the
of the nozzle.
pipe #9,
The live dry steam, coming through
the primary
goes through valve #8 and enters
STEM AIR-EJECTOR
tlon of the first nozzle alone, assuming that
ejector.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
#18.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
opened full.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
ing shell.
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NOSiBLE LONG
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STEM! AIR-EJECTOR
altered.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
nozzle.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
pressure.
in thie ejector.
in a central position.
off, and 2 and 1/2" Hg. , with the air full on,
of efficiency.
results.
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
STEAM AIR-EJECTOR
A hole is drill-
is tapped for the steam line.
steam pass-
part #8, and extends in to meet the
small throat of
ejects it into the comparatively
This is a
the lower combining chamber #10.
the mixture
maintain the vacuum created and expel
through #16.
against the atmospheric pressure,
design, the
In the analysis of the first
new ejector will
authors feel confident that this
first one did.
give far better results than the
had the time
The authors regret not having
so that they might
to build this second machine,
results.
51.
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