EP 2635816 B1 20200212 - EJECTOR AND METHOD
Title (en)
EJECTOR AND METHOD
Title (de)
EJEKTOR UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
ÉJECTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201018721 A 20101105
- GB 2011052163 W 20111107
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012059773A2] In an aspect of the invention there is provided fluid pump apparatus comprising a plurality of ejectors, the apparatus having at least one motive fluid inlet arranged to supply motive fluid to the apparatus, at least one suction fluid inlet arranged to supply suction fluid to the apparatus and a common discharge outlet from which motive fluid and suction fluid that have passed through the ejectors may be expelled from the apparatus, each ejector having a respective injector portion and a respective diffuser portion, the injector portion being arranged to inject motive fluid from at least one said at least one motive fluid inlet into the diffuser portion thereby to draw suction fluid into the diffuser portion from at least one said at least one suction fluid inlet, the diffuser portion having a Venturi portion, each ejector having a respective flow stabilisation portion downstream of the Venturi portion thereof, the flow stabilisation portion being arranged to stabilise a flow of motive fluid and suction fluid therethrough before the respective flows of fluid through each ejector meet downstream of the ejectors, wherein the flow stabilisation portion comprises a flow stabilisation conduit of substantially constant diameter and a length substantially equal to at least the diameter thereof.
IPC 8 full level
F04F 5/10 (2006.01); F04D 3/00 (2006.01); F04F 5/46 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
F04D 3/00 (2013.01 - US); F04F 5/10 (2013.01 - EP GB US); F04F 5/463 (2013.01 - EP US); F04F 5/466 (2013.01 - GB)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012059773 A2 20120510; WO 2012059773 A3 20130808; BR 112013010970 A2 20160830; EP 2635816 A2 20130911; EP 2635816 B1 20200212; ES 2790376 T3 20201027; GB 201018721 D0 20101222; GB 201309822 D0 20130717; GB 2499166 A 20130807; GB 2499166 B 20170906; US 2013216352 A1 20130822
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2011052163 W 20111107; BR 112013010970 A 20111107; EP 11782465 A 20111107; ES 11782465 T 20111107; GB 201018721 A 20101105; GB 201309822 A 20111107; US 201113883457 A 20111107