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    An air pump maintains the required vacuum in a condenser by removing air and condensate using reciprocating or rotary pumps, with dry pumps removing only air and wet pumps removing mixtures, helping provide lower turbine back pressure and improved efficiency. The Edward's Air Pump design is successful with only two moving parts, using momentum and water compression to pump without flashing into steam.

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    Air Pump

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    An air pump maintains the required vacuum in a condenser by removing air and condensate using reciprocating or rotary pumps, with dry pumps removing only air and wet pumps removing mixtures, helping provide lower turbine back pressure and improved efficiency. The Edward's Air Pump design is successful with only two moving parts, using momentum and water compression to pump without flashing into steam.

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    An air pump maintains the required vacuum in a condenser by removing air and condensate using reciprocating or rotary pumps, with dry pumps removing only air and wet pumps removing mixtures, helping provide lower turbine back pressure and improved efficiency. The Edward's Air Pump design is successful with only two moving parts, using momentum and water compression to pump without flashing into steam.

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    AIR PUMP

    History  In the year 1650, Otto


    von Guericke
    Definition invented the spool
    vacuum air pump and
    Purpose was called as air
    pump in 19th century.
    Types
     The first effective air
    pump constructed in
    England for scientific
    purposes was made in
    1658 by Robert Hooke
    for Robert Boyle.
    History
    Definition
    Purpose
    Types

    Air pump is a machine which is used in


    the condenser to remove condensate air from
    the condenser. Basically, air pump creates a
    vacuum in the condenser as nearly as possible,
    corresponding to exhaust steam temperature.
    History • Air pump maintains the
    required vacuum in the
    Definition
    condenser by removing
    Purpose air or both air and
    condensate.
    Types • It also removes inward
    c
    air leakage from the
    condenser. The effect is
    to provide lower
    turbine back pressure,
    improve heat rates and
    reduce generating
    costs.
    History
    Definition Commonly, dry air
    pumps and wet air pumps
    Purpose
    are used to maintain the
    Types required vacuum in the
    condenser. Dry air pump
    removes air only, whereas
    the wet air pump removes
    the mixture of condensate,
    water and other gases.
    These pumps may be
    reciprocating type or
    rotary type.
    Edward’s Air Pump
    The Edward’s Air Pump design
    is one of the most successful
    designs of air pump. It is a simple
    design with only two moving parts,
    it makes use of the fact that water
    contains momentum and at the
    same time compressing the water
    to prevent it from flashing into
    steam. This pump consists of a
    piston which reciprocates in the
    pump barrel. The piston is flat on
    it’s upper surface and conical at
    the bottom. The barrel has a ring
    of ports near its lower end through
    which it communicates with the
    condenser.
    Working Principle

    1. Piston moves down


    2. Delivery valve
    closes
    3. Air and water
    vapors pass
    through the ports
    4. Piston moves up
    5. Head valves open

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