A booster pump is a machine which will increase the pressure of a fluid. They may be used with liquids or gases, but the construction details will vary depending on the fluid. A gas booster pump is similar to a gas compressor, but is generally a simpler mechanism which often only has a single stage of compression, and is used to increase the pressure of a gas that is already above ambient pressure. Two-stage boosters are also made. Boosters may be used for increasing gas pressure, transferring high pressure gas, charging gas cylinders, and scavenging.
Booster pumps are usually piston or plunger compressor types. A single-acting, single-stage booster pump is the simplest configuration, comprising of a cylinder designed to withstand the operating pressures, and a piston which is driven back and forth inside the cylinder. The cylinder head is fitted with supply and discharge ports, to which the hoses/pipes are connected. They are connected by a non-return valves that constrain the flow in one direction from supply to discharge.
When the booster pump is inactive, and the piston is stationary, gas will flow from the inlet hose, through the inlet valve, and into the space between the cylinder head and piston. If the pressure in the outlet hose is lower, it will then flow out and into the object in which the outlet hose is connected to. This flow will stop when the pressure is equalised, taking valve opening pressures into account.
Once the flow has stopped, the booster pump is started. As the piston withdraws along the cylinder, increasing the volume between the cylinder head and the piston crown, the pressure in the cylinder will drop. The gas will then flow in from the inlet port. On the return cycle, the piston moves toward the cylinder head, decreasing the volume of the space and compressing the gas until the pressure is sufficient to overcome the pressure in the outlet line and the opening pressure of the outlet valve. At that point, the gas will flow out of the cylinder via the outlet valve and port.
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It makes sense that booster pumps can be deployed for a range of applications, but what's the most common use of booster pumps in Southern Africa? It's what it says on the tin: providing an often much-needed 'boost', whether you need that in a submersible product or not. Often, a system simply needs some more water pressure and that's what a quality booster pump selected from the excellent range at Waterpump Services will reliably give, because the way it pumps pressure is unbeatable. In short, extra pressure needed by your system will be built up by your new booster pump, providing the power for pumping water long distances if required, or using that high pressure for something else, like speed pressure booster spraying.