Vacuum boosters

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Overview

Vacuum boosters are used to “supercharge” vacuum pumps to greatly extend pump performance. This creates faster pumping speeds and deeper vacuum levels.

M-D Pneumatics vacuum boosters are utilized worldwide in the toughest applications including: the manufacture of chemicals, petrochemicals, plastics, semiconductors and wood composites as well as food processing, vacuum furnace applications and many other general applications in industry.

Typical Applications:

  • Supercharging vacuum systems
  • Vacuum drying
  • Dehydration
  • Packaging
  • Distillation
  • Vacuum furnace

Product Information

Overview

Vacuum boosters

Low Mechanical Noise: Every M-D Pneumatics vacuum booster is designed to operate at 82 dB(A) or less at blank-off (open field; motor and background noise excluded).

Mechanical Seals: This series incorporates mechanical sealing on the rotor shafts and the drive shaft, flanged port fittings, water-cooled drive shaft seal, and cooling coils in the end covers (not included with optional motor mounting flange versions).

Slinger Seals: These series utilize a mechanical drive shaft seal in conjunction with a non-contacting, non-wearing slinger seal on the rotor shafts, water-cooled drive shaft seal, flanged port fittings, and are dependable performers for air and many gas applications.

Special Materials: Standard construction materials include cast iron housing, end plates, end covers with port fittings, and ductile iron rotors and shafts, while special materials available (limited models) include stainless steel, carbon steel, or ductile iron models. Bi-Protec® is available as a Nickel/Armoloy® special coating.

Optional Motor Mounting Flanges: All models are available with flange adapters for mounting either a NEMA C-face motor (up to 75 HP) or an IEC D-flange motor (up to 55 kW) directly to the vacuum booster, eliminating the need for a separate base mounted assembly and coupling guard for the vacuum booster.

Metric Availability: All M-D PneumaticsTM vacuum boosters are available with metric drive shaft and process connections.

Special Testing: ASME PTC-9 (1 PSIG slip method), hydrostatic testing to 150 PSIG (10.35 bar g), pressure gas testing to 100 PSIG (6.9 bar g), and seal leakage testing

ModelCapacity (m³/hr)
15085-255
240119-391
400204-680
540289-918
720391-1223
850459-1444
1200680-2107
1600850-2718
20001104-3398
27001444-4587
18001155-3058
22001461-3908
29001920-5097
36002379-6116
45002939-7646
32001359-5437
42001699-7136
54002379-9684
73003058-12573
40001512-6796
65002379-10874
79003058-13592
80003568-16141
100004757-16990