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Rotary Sliding Vane Pump: Reducing / Eliminating Air Entrainment

05/06/2008 1:00 AM

Need some help to reduce or eliminate air entrainment at suction side of Rotary Sliding Vane Pump. The pump is used to unload kerosene product from transporting trucks to storage tanks, thanks.

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Re: Rotary Sliding Vane Pump: Reducing / Eliminating Air Entrainment

05/06/2008 1:35 PM

Is it air or cavitation due to restricted flow on the suction side?

Air could be coming from loose fittings and hoses on suction line. Could be coming from bads seals on pump.

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Re: Rotary Sliding Vane Pump: Reducing / Eliminating Air Entrainment

05/06/2008 11:00 PM

What you are after is an air seperator most fuel pumps have them fitted. basically it is a cylinder with a float inside an inlet pipe and vent at the top and drain line back to pump if no fluid is present the air goes to atmosphere when the pump expells the air the cylinder fills with product till the float seats a valve at the bottom of the cylinder.Gilbarco wayne pumps etc should have them. You just need to remember to earth everything if retrofitting to an existing pump.

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Re: Rotary Sliding Vane Pump: Reducing / Eliminating Air Entrainment

05/07/2008 2:11 AM

pls send application details so that we can give suggetions.

Hari Rambhia

Avni Enterprises, Mumbai

0091 98210 89304

avnient@vsnl.com

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