Tubing
(Please see the figure of the tubing for the standard
test.)
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PTFE tube (I.D. x O.D. = 2 x 3mm) is used for the tubing.
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The length of the tubing is set at 1000mm on the inlet side and at 100mm on the
outlet side.
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A reservoir tank is placed below the metering pump. The height from the liquid
surface to the inlet is set at 500mm.
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The height of the tip of the outlet tube is set at 0mm from the
horizontal plane.
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Depending on the set pumped volume, a nozzle is installed at the end of the tube
to reduce the diameter of the tube. (*)
(* If the discharge of the metering pump is set low and the diameter of the tube
is large, the pump may not discharge liquid in each cycle due to the influence
of surface tension etc. )
Pumped
volume and nozzle installation guide
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Set
pumped
volume
(mm3)
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10 - 50
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50 - 100
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100
and over
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Diameter
of the nozzle tip (mm)
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0.5
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1.5
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no
nozzle
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Operating
Conditions
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Ambient temperature and fluid temperature:
The temperature is maintained at room temperature (20°C).
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The rated voltage is applied. It is operated with the maximum operating
frequency and duty cycle of 50%.
Example:
In the case of NRP-500P, it is operated with the operation frequency of
2Hz (ON: 250ms, OFF: 250ms).
Measurement Conditions
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The liquid used for this measurement is water.
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The metering pump is continuously operated until the inside of the
metering pump and the tubing are filled with the fluid before the measurements
are commenced.
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The pumped volume of 10 cycles is measured by gravimetry after which the
pumped volume per cycle is calculated.
Measuring the accuracy of the discharge
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The pumped volume of 10 cycles is measured ten times and the average is
calculated.
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The difference between the maximum and minimum values of the ten cycles
and the average is determined. The repeatability of pumped volume is expressed
in percentage variation from the average.