SiEN34-705
Installation
General Information
39
3.2.6 Vacuum Drying
What is vacuum
drying?
Vacuum drying is:
“The use of a vacuum pump to vaporize (gasify) the moisture (liquid) inside the pipes and expel
it leaving the pipes completely dry inside.”
At 1 atm (760 mmHg) the boiling point (evaporating temperature) of water is 100°C but if a
vacuum is created inside the pipes using a vacuum pump then the boiling point is rapidly
reduced as the degree of the vacuum is increased. If the boiling point is reduced to a level
below that of the ambient temperature then the moisture in the pipes will evaporate.
The evacuation of air conditioner piping provides the following effects.
1. Vacuum drying
2. Removes air and nitrogen (used in air-tightness test) from the inside of pipes.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the both purposes have been achieved in the vacuum
drying operation.
<Example>
When outside temperature is 7.2°C
As shown in the table on the right, the degree
of vacuum must be lowered below –752mmHg.
Boiling point
of water (°C)
Pressure
∗
mmHg
Pa
Torr
40
–705
7333
55
30
–724
4800
36
26.7
–735
3333
25
24.4
–738
3066
22
22.2
–740
2666
20
20.6
–742
2400
18
17.8
–745
2000
15
15.0
–747
1733
13
11.7
–750
1333
10
→
7.2
–752
1066
8
0
–755
667
5
Above figures (mmHg) are gauge pressure readings.
Required degree
of vacuum
Outside
temperature
range
Evaporation
point
Gauge pressure
(kg/cm
2
)
Absolute pressure
(mmHg)
Temperature
(C°)
Key points
Lower the degree of vacuum to below –755mmHg
(V1216)
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