7 The startup/shutdown of a pump
Operating manual mzr-2542 / mzr
-
2942
48
Technical data subject to change without prior notice!
Last update: January 2016
Nature of the handled liquid
Flushing cycle
[min]
Suitable flushing liquid
1
Oils, fats, plastifiers
15-20
isopropanol, ethanol, acetone, benzine
2
Solvents (polar + nonpolar)
5-10
isopropanol, ethanol
3
Other organic liquids
10-15
isopropanol , ethanol
4
Refrigerating and cooling agents 15-20
isopropanol,
ethanol
5
Neutral watery solutions 20-25
isopropanol,
ethanol
6 Basic
solutions
25-30
DI-water (deionized water)
7 Organic
acids
30-40
isopropanol, ethanol
8
Weak mineral acids
25-30
DI- water
9
Strong mineral acids 35-45
DI-
water
10
Strong oxidizing liquids
35-45
DI- water
11
Paints, varnishes, adhesives
50-60
Not specified - for further information
please contact HNP Mikrosysteme.
table 33
Selection of the flushing liquid (solvent) and the duration of the flushing cycle depending on the delivered
liquid.
Warning
Please make sure that the pump components and particularly O-rings and
sealing are resistant to the employed flushing liquid (see table 34).
Shaft sealing
O-ring material
Flushing liquid
PTFE (Teflon
®
),
graphite-
reinforced
UHMWPE
FKM
(Viton
®
)
EPDM
FFKM
acetone 0
0
3
0
0
benzene 0
3
1
3
0
benzyl alcohol
0
-
0
2
0
benzine 0
0
0
3
0
butanol 0
-
1
0
0
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
0
0
3
0
0
ethanol 0
0
0
0
0
isopropanol 0
0
0
0
0
methanol 0
0
2
0
0
methylethylketone (MEK)
0
0
3
1
0
oil / fine mechanics oil
0
0
0
3
0
styrene 0
-
1
3
1
toluene 0
1
2
3
0
water 0
0
0
0
0
xylene 0
1
2
3
0
Legend:
0 ... good suitability 1 ... suitability 2 ... conditional suitability 3 ... labile - ... not specified
table 34
Resistance of the sealing materials depending on the flushing liquid (solvent)