Between a characteristic a of a process chamber 21a having a large
pressure loss and a characteristic b of a process chamber 21b having a
small pressure loss, threshold value A (flow rate value Q3, pressure
value P3) is set on the characteristic a. The threshold value A is set on
a controller 9. When a rotation speed of a pump 3 is increased by an
electric motor 8, the flow rate of a fluid flowing through pipelines 1, 2
and a flow path of a process chamber 21 increases. At the time, the flow
rate of the fluid is measured by a flowmeter 4 and a pressure of the
fluid is measured by a pressure switch 5. If the pressure reaches the
pressure value P3 when the flow rate of the fluid reaches the flow rate
value Q3, the pressure switch 5 operates. At the time, the controller 9
judges that the process chamber 21a having a large pressure loss is
connected to the pipelines 1, 2. Meanwhile, if the pressure does not
reach the pressure value P3 when the flow rate of the fluid reaches the
flow rate value Q3, the pressure switch 5 does not operate. At the time,
the controller 9 judges that the process chamber 21b having a small
pressure loss is connected to the pipelines 1, 2.