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OBJECT AND SCOPE
This Code provides standard directions and rules for the conducting
and reporting of tests on
single or multi-stage ejector units.
The primary object of the test measurements described herein is to
establish:
(a) Ejector capacity in relation to suction pressure
(b) Discharge pressure in relation to suction pressure
(c) The flow rate of the motive fluid in relation to a stipulated
pressure and temperature
(d) The ejector stability; i.e. the relation of motive fluid pressure
or the discharge pressure to
breakdown and recovery of the pumping action
The Code rules and procedures are intended primarily for the test of
ejectors in which the motive
fluid is steam. They may be used, however, with any motive fluid for
which the physical properties
are completely and reliably known. See Section 3, Par. 3.01.
The instructions and capacity measurements provide for tests where the
suction fluid pumped is air,
water vapor, or other gases for which the physical and thermodynamic
properties are known. A
procedure is provided for tests on gas mixtures in which the
components can be separately measured
and controlled.
If the motive fluid is steam or other condensable vapor, it shall be
dry (without any moisture).
The Code does not cover two-phase fluids.
This Code is limited to ejectors having suction pressures that permit
accurate measurement by the
instrumentation and technique available.
Rules are given for adjusting test results to design conditions. (See
Section 3 on Guiding
Principles.)
This Code does not consider an overall tolerance or margin which may,
by agreement, be made
applicable to any specific performance. Allowances for inaccuracy of
measurements may be recognized
as provided in Section 3, Par. 3.10.
The procedures and instrument specifications of Section 4, the
formulae and methods for computing
results of Section 5 , and the indicated form of reporting the test of
Section 6, are mandatory.
For reasons of expediency or otherwise, the parties to a code test
may, by agreement, substitute
other instruments or methods. However, only tests made in strict
accordance with the mandatory
provision of this Code may be designated as complying with the ASME
Test Code for Ejectors.