Vane material
Vane material
(OP)
We are designing a rotary vane pump that will be pumping pure oxygen. There is a concern about using carbon based materials from an ignition standpoint. With that in mind we are looking to use non-metallic vanes. The vane material is Torlon 4301 which is 12% graphite powder and 3% teflon. The vane loads are low and the Max operating temp is 160 deg F. Do you have any experience with this or comments? Any other sugestions on vane material (PV's = 13,000)





RE: Vane material
RE: Vane material
RE: Vane material
We will be testing 5 sets of vanes made from various engineering plastic materials within a couple of weeks.
The pump is designed to run dry.
Bob Kennedy
BobK@tdsdesign.com
Turnkey Design Services
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