What is this small tank at the pump outlet used for?
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This is a nitric acid pump. What is the purpose of the small tank at the pump’s outlet?
This is a centrifugal pump that doesn’t require any accumulator
There’s no need to use a tank for this; at most, a bottom valve or filter can be installed at the outlet to protect the pump
This is not like a centrifugal pump; how could a centrifugal pump have a section with a bend?
Is this a self-priming pump? Is it used to fill water into this tank when the pump is started for the first time?
The buffer tank serves as a gas-liquid separator, right? What’s the difference between having this tank and not having it?
I suspect so too, but I don’t see any water inlet pipe
Yes, generally people don’t need this thing
Nitric acid undergoes a phase change during transportation, and that is the reason