What Is Ashing Equipment?
Ashing equipment is a pump that moves liquid by reducing the pressure inside the pump by moving the plates on the blades like a seesaw. Wing pumps are often used for pumping well water. Basically, most products are manually operated. When in operation, the pump is equipped with a valve that releases in conjunction with the wing plate, and the pressure inside the pump fluctuates as the valve holds back or releases the fluid, thereby functioning as a wing pump.
Uses of Ashing Equipment
Ashing equipment is mainly used for pumping water from wells, transporting oil on ships, and transporting oil and abrasives in factories. When selecting ashing equipment, it is necessary to consider the liquid to be transported that it is designed to handle, the speed at which the liquid is transported, the pressure at which it operates, its resistance to manual operation, its size, ease of maintenance, and its durability.
When used for marine or industrial applications, durability and maintenance should be considered, as they are often used for emergency purposes.
Principle of Ashing Equipment
The following is an explanation of the principle of operation of ashing equipment. Ashing equipment consists of a tank or container containing the liquid to be transported, a pipe connected to a well, etc., a wing pump container, a valve connecting the container to the pipe, a piston connected to a wing plate, a valve inside the piston, a discharge port, and a wing plate for the manually operated part.
The following is a description of how the piston is pushed out and pulled back in operation.
- Pushing
Before the operation during pumping, the piston is pushed toward the pipe. Before operation, priming water is required, and that priming water must be filled into a container divided by the piston. When the winged plate of the manually operated section is moved in the direction of pumping, the piston moves, causing a drop in pressure in the area connected to the pump, which is then pumped. In doing so, the part compressed by the piston transports the liquid so that it leaks out of the outlet. - Pullback
During the pull-back, the valve connecting the pipe to the vessel is closed and the valve inside the piston is opened. When pushed back, the fluid in the container moves through the valve so that the piston is in close contact with the end of the container.