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A541-11-880 Issue A
Contents
Section Page
1 Int r oduct ion . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1
1.1 Scope and definitions ................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Applications ............................................................................................................... 2
1.3 The iXL120 system ....................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Priority of control ........................................................................................................ 4
2 Techni cal dat a . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 5
2.1 Technical data ........................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Loading .................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Electrical data ............................................................................................................ 7
2. 4 Elect rical connect ions and cabl es .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . 9
2. 5 Cooling wat er dat a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11
2. 6 Nit rogen purge syst em (iXL120N series pumps) .. . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 11
3 Inst al lat ion . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 13
3.1 Safety ..................................................................................................................... 13
3. 2 Removing t he iXL120 syst em from t he packaging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. . 14
3.3 Locate the iXL120 .......................................................................................................15
3. 4 St acking t he iXL120 syst em .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 16
3. 5 Connect t he iXL120 syst em t o your vacuum/ exhaust syst em and int erst age connect ion (if f it t ed) .. .. .. . 17
3. 6 Leak t est t he iXL120 system ..........................................................................................18
3. 7 Connect t he nit rogen suppl y .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . 18
3. 7. 1 Flammable/ pyrophoric materials ....................................................................................18
3.7.2 Gas purges ............................................................................................................... 19
3. 8 Connect t he elect rical suppl y t o t he dry pumping syst em . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
3. 8.1 Elect rical connect or l ocking mechanism .. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 21
3. 9 Connect t o your emergency st op circuit . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 22
3. 10 Connect t o your cont rol equipment .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 22
3.10.1 Inputs ................................................................................................................... . . 23
3. 11 Connect t he cooling-wat er hoses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . 23
3. 12 Commission t he iXL120 system ....................................................................................... 24
4 Operat ion . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 25
4.1 Start-up ..................................................................................................................25
4.2 Status indicators ........................................................................................................26
4.3 Manual shut-down ......................................................................................................26
4.4 Automatic shut-down ..................................................................................................27
4. 5 Unplanned shut down and alarms . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4. 6 Emergency st op (EMS) . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 28
4. 7 Rest art t he pump af t er an emergency st op or aut omat ic shut -down . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 28
5 Mai nt enance . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 29
5. 1 Safet y and maint enance f requency . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 29
5. 2 Rel ocat e t he syst em for maint enance . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 30
5. 3 Dr aining t he cooling wat er . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 31
5.4 General maintenance ..................................................................................................32
5. 5 Inspect t he connect ions, pipelines, cables and f it t ings .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . 32
6 Tr ansport at i on, st orage and di sposal . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 33
6.1 Transportation ..........................................................................................................33
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