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1.4 Technical terms
Technical terms and their meanings
Term
Meaning
API Plan
Design of the sealing system in accordance with American Petrol Institute (API).
CIP
Cleaning in Place.
Liquid slugs
Sudden fluctuations of gaseous mixture to pure liquid, or vice versa.
Auxiliary operating system
Equipment for pump operation.
Inert gas
A gas which is chemically extremely sluggish in reaction and displaces oxygen.
Render inert
Addition of inert gas (e.g. nitrogen) in order to displace explosive gases.
Cavitation
Development and abrupt dispersion of vapour bubbles in the pumped medium with a local
undercutting of the vapour pressure.
Contamination
Poisoning or contamination with harmful substances.
Cooling medium
Medium used for flushing pumps, sealing chamber and sliding surfaces.
Pump assembly
Pump with drive and base plate.
Pump system
Generic term for pump system and pump unit.
Pump system
Pump with drive, base plate and controller.
Quenching
Sealing system in which the pressure of the quench medium is lower than the pressure of the
pumped medium. The seal is lubricated by the pumped medium.
The quench medium absorbs pumped medium.
Quench medium
Medium used for quenching mechanical seals or shaft seals.
SIP
Sterilisation In Place.
Sealing
Sealing system in which the pressure of the barrier fluid is higher than the pressure of the
pumped medium. The seal is lubricated by the barrier fluid.
The pumped medium absorbs barrier fluid. The pumped medium has no contact with the
atmosphere.
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