STEAM JET EJECTOR

purpose

air-operated ejector often proves to be the superior method for producing vacuum.

This create a vacuum in a vessels or chamber to which ejector is connected.

The steam ejector utilizes high pressure steam to compress low pressure vapors or gases.

The Ejector consist of following parts as below: The steam chest through which the propelling steam is admitted. The steam nozzle through which the propelling steam expands and converts its pressure energy into kinetic energy. The air chamber through which the air, gas, or vapor to be evacuated enters and distributes itself around the steam nozzle. The diffuser through which the steam and entrained load is compressed and discharged at some pressure higher than the suction

conversion of air pressure into velocity in the nozzle of the ejector and the conversion of velocity into pressure in the diffuser

OPERATION

Air and non-condensible vapors from the main condenser, enter the first stage ejector suction connection. High pressure steam enters the steam chest and expands to the suction pressure through a properly designed steam nozzle. Steam exits from the nozzle at high velocity, and entrains the air and non-condensible vapors compressing them to a higher pressure by means of a converging-diverging throat. The mixture then enters an intercondenser where the steam is condensed. The intercondenser compartments are designed with special internal baffles (not shown) and arranged to allow the air to be cooled to the lowest possible temperature thereby reducing the volume of the air/vapor mixture to a minimum before it enters the second stage ejector. The second stage ejector handles the air/vapor mixture in the same manner as the first, and the steam/air mixture from the second stage enters an aftercondenser where the action is similar to that in the intercondenser. Air exits the discharge vent opening at a low temperature to reduce the heat loss. The air flow can be measured by means of a rotameter.

PRINCIPLE

They entrain air or other fluids in a high velocity jet of propelling air, steam, water or other fluid. And they use the kinetic energy in the high velocity stream of that fluid to push back the atmosphere from the discharge of the ejector.

Steam at pressure Pi expands through a nozzle and exits at very low pressure (Px) and at very high velocity. The low pressure induces a flow of load vapours at a pressure (P1) into the ejector. The two streams i.e. the low pressure, high velocity steam from the nozzle, together with the slower, entrained load vapours, will mix as they converge into the throat of the ejector. Upon leaving the throat, the gases slow down and regain pressure to a pressure P2. The load gases have been compressed from their original pressure P1 to a new pressure, P2. We define the compression ration for this ejector as P2/P1.