EP1441128A2 - Système de pompe à vide - Google Patents

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EP1441128A2
EP1441128A2 EP03028333A EP03028333A EP1441128A2 EP 1441128 A2 EP1441128 A2 EP 1441128A2 EP 03028333 A EP03028333 A EP 03028333A EP 03028333 A EP03028333 A EP 03028333A EP 1441128 A2 EP1441128 A2 EP 1441128A2
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Matthias Mädler
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D19/00Axial-flow pumps
    • F04D19/02Multi-stage pumps
    • F04D19/04Multi-stage pumps specially adapted to the production of a high vacuum, e.g. molecular pumps
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D25/00Pumping installations or systems
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04DNON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D27/00Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or pumping systems specially adapted for elastic fluids

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum pump system for conveying light gases at least one high vacuum pump.
  • Pump systems for evacuating a recipient consist, for example, of a turbomolecular pump on the high vacuum side and one or more forevacuum pumps for further delivery and for compression to atmospheric pressure of the gases compressed by the turbomolecular pump.
  • These backing pumps can consist, for example, of a combination of a Roots pump and a rotary vane pump or a dry-compressing, atmosphere-emitting pump (DE-OS 38 28 608).
  • Pump systems of this type are suitable for conveying and compressing gases with medium and higher molecular weights (for example N 2 , O 2 , Ar). In contrast, they are less suitable for pumping light gases (e.g. H 2 , He), especially when it comes to pumping large amounts of gas. In these cases, several high-vacuum pumps are often used on the high-vacuum side to draw in the resulting gases.
  • a carrier gas is often used to transport light gases improve. This solution is also associated with great effort. moreover In these cases, measures have to be taken to get the gases back separate. In addition, the backing pressure and thus the pump properties of the entire system deteriorated again by the carrier gas become.
  • the backing system is at a greater distance from the gas connection part the high vacuum pump attached so that at this point still there is a big loss of conductance.
  • the invention has for its object to design a pump system which is suitable for pumping large quantities of gas, the main components of which are light gases.
  • Existing pump systems are supposed to take simple measures can be converted into pump systems suitable for the task.
  • the solution is to increase compression and pumping speed in the Pre-vacuum. This increase is made possible by the provision of an additional one Pump, hereinafter referred to as the intermediate pump, between the gas discharge side the high vacuum pump and the suction side of the forevacuum system. It is important according to the invention that this intermediate pump is direct connected to the discharge side of the high-vacuum pump without any major loss of conductivity becomes.
  • the intermediate pump is direct connected to the discharge side of the high-vacuum pump without any major loss of conductivity becomes.
  • one or more intermediate pumps can be provided his. If several intermediate pumps are provided, these will be in series and / or connected in parallel.
  • a molecular pump is proposed as the pump type, including a side channel pump, which works in the same pressure range is to be counted.
  • the Molecular pump is with a preferred embodiment as a turbomolecular pump educated.
  • the pumping speed of the at least one intermediate pump should advantageously be in the Magnitude of the pumping speed of the at least one high vacuum pump lie or amount to at least 50% of it.
  • the compression for light gases of such a pump is sufficiently high to ensure that the high vacuum pump output Compressed gas volume and can be further promoted without loss.
  • Another Improvement in conductivity and thus an increase in gas throughput in that the at least one intermediate pump directly on the discharge side the high vacuum pump is connected.
  • a pump system which is suitable for large amounts of gas, mainly from light gases consist of pumping more effectively and compressing to atmospheric pressure. It there is even a disproportionate increase in the pumping speed on the High vacuum side.
  • a particular advantage of the vacuum pump system according to the invention is that the pump system is compatible with conventional systems that means they can be used to pump larger quantities of light gases without great effort to be converted.
  • the intake system and that entire forevacuum system can be used unchanged.
  • the use a molecular pump as an intermediate pump also claimed little space, so that a compact system is created, which is simple Modification in a wide pressure range can be used effectively for all gases.
  • FIG. 1 shows a vacuum pump system (1).
  • two high vacuum pumps (3, 4) preferably turbomolecular pumps, arranged.
  • a forevacuum system consisting of two forevacuum pumps (8, 9), conveys and compresses the pumped gases to atmospheric pressure.
  • the invention is located between the high vacuum pumps (3, 4) and the forevacuum system (8, 9) another intermediate pump (6), which is located directly at the gas outlet (7) the high vacuum pump (3, 4) is connected.
  • the intermediate pump (6) serves the amount of gas pumped by the high vacuum pumps (3, 4) without losses to the forevacuum system (8, 9).
  • the forevacuum pump system is on an outlet side (5) of the intermediate pump (6) (8, 9) arranged. Between the intermediate pump (6) and the forevacuum pumps (8, 9) can be a longer distance.
  • Fig. 2 shows a vacuum pump system (10).
  • At the recipient (2) are again two turbomolecular pumps (3, 4) arranged.
  • Directly and without further Conductivity losses are the turbomolecular pumps (3, 4) on an outlet side (11) two intermediate pumps (12, 13) downstream.
  • the intermediate pumps (12, 13) are connected in parallel to increase the pumping speed.
  • the forevacuum system (8, 9) is arranged as in Fig. 1, the intermediate pumps (12, 13).
  • Fig. 3 shows a vacuum pump system (14) with a recipient (2) on which two turbomolecular pumps (3, 4) are arranged.
  • the turbomolecular pumps (3, 4) are intermediate pumps without any significant loss of conductivity (16, 17) downstream.
  • the intermediate pumps are used to increase the compression (16, 17) connected in series.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 is the system from the intermediate pumps (16, 17) the forevacuum system (8, 9) downstream.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Compressors, Vaccum Pumps And Other Relevant Systems (AREA)
  • Non-Positive Displacement Air Blowers (AREA)
  • Jet Pumps And Other Pumps (AREA)
EP03028333A 2003-01-24 2003-12-10 Système de pompe à vide Expired - Lifetime EP1441128B1 (fr)

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DE10302764A DE10302764A1 (de) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Vakuumpumpsystem

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US7033142B2 (en) 2006-04-25
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