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Performance test of a laboratory pump liquid transfer based on the fountain effectA laboratory scale pump has been tested in detail in order to determine the flow characteristics of a heater-activated all-metal thermomechanical pump (fountain effect pump, FEP). The emphasis is on the functional dependence of the fountain pressure difference versus mass throughput. A modified Vote et al. (1971) power law approximation is employed for a simplified description of the flow rate as a function of the driving force. Flow rates of up to 10 liters/(hr/sq cm) have been obtained despite a large nominal pore size of the porous plug of 2 microns (filtration rating) used for the FEP.
Document ID
19880033058
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chen, W. E. W.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Frederking, T. H. K.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Helper, W. A.
(California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1987
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Accession Number
88A20285
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-412
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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