1 - Ejector
4 - Steam, compressed air, or water under pressure
2 - Valve "S"
5 - Discharge gate valve
3 - Valve "E"
Figure 45: Ejection
b) Close discharge gate valve, open valve "E" in steam, air or water pressure supply line. Open
valve "S" in suction pipe of ejector connected to pump casing. Air will be evacuated and liquid
will be drawn up into suction pipe and pump casing. When all air is evacuated, start pump,
close valve "S" and valve "E", and open discharge gate valve.
4.
Priming by Automatic Primer Pump
a) Where there is a fluctuating suction lift that occasionally might drop below the normal limits of
the pump, or for installations where there is any quantity of air entrained in the pumpage, the
system shown below is very well adapted.
1 - To primer pump
4 - Discharge check valve
2 - Priming valve
5 - Suction pipe
3 - These lines must slope upward from pump to
eliminate pockets
Figure 46: Automatic primer pump
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