
B722-40-880 Issue H
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Technical data
2.4
Purge gas specification
2.5
Cooling water
The above cooling water specification corresponds to a typical high-quality drinking water specification. Check with
the water supply authority if there is any doubt about the quality of the supply.
2.6
Materials exposed to gases pumped
The following materials and component types are exposed to the gases pumped:
Aluminium alloys, stainless steels, fluoroelastomer and nitrile O-rings, hydrocarbon lubricant, felt, rare earth
magnets, silicon nitride, phenolic resin, carbon-fibre-reinforced epoxy resin, fire retardant polypropylene,
polyamide and PVC.
Table 6 - Purge gas specification
Purge gas specification
Reference data
Purge gas
Dry air, nitrogen, argon or other inert gases
Maximum dew point at atmospheric pressure
-22 °C
Maximum size of particulates
1
µ
m
Maximum concentration of oil
0.1 parts per million
Allowable purge gas flow (when required)
20 to 50 sccm (0.33 to 0.84 mbar l s
-1
or 33 to 84 Pa l s
-1
)
Recommended purge gas flow
25 sccm (0.42 mbar l s
-1
, 42 Pa l s
-1
)
Maximum allowable purge gas supply pressure
2 bar (gauge); 29 psi, 3 x 10
5
Pa
Table 7 - Cooling water specification
Cooling water specification
Reference data
Quality
Mechanically clean and optically clear with no deposits
or turbidity
pH value
6.0 to 8.0
Maximum calcium carbonate concentration
75 parts per million
Maximum chloride concentration
100 parts per million
Minimum oxygen concentration
4 parts per million
Minimum cooling water flow rate (at 15 °C)
15 l hr
-1
Water temperature
Refer to
Maximum water pressure
5 bar (gauge), 73.5 psig, 6 x 10
5
Pa
Materials exposed to cooling water
Nickel plated brass