API 682 Most common Plans and Sealing Systems

Process side Between seals

Seal chamber cooling Used where the Applicable with
or heating and neck Plan 02 pumped product is Plan 52 hydrocarbons, Plan 72
A B
bush are necessary, harmful / hazardous normally used in
unless otherwise and / or buffer fluid conjunction with
specified. Dead
* may not contaminate plan 75 or plan 76.
end seal chamber the product. External Externally supplied
with no circulation. reservoir at pressure gas buffer (pressure
Plugged connections below seal chamber lower than seal
for possible future pressure providing pressure). Buffer gas
circulation and buffer liquid forced C
used to dilute seal
quench. circulation. leakage.

A connect to plan 75 B connect to plan 76 C N2

For general Used for hot Used in applications

applications. Product Plan 11 applications or where Plan 53A A where the product is Plan 74
pumped clean, good products have low harmful/hazardous.
lubricating properties pressure and are Externally supplied
and heat removal harmful/hazardous. barrier gas used to
from the mechanical External reservoir positively prevent
seal. Recirculation pressurized above process fluid
from pump discharge seal chamber from leaking to
through flow control pressure providing atmosphere.
barrier fluid to A
orifice to the seal.
mechanical seals.
Forced circulation.

A N2 A N2

Used where the seal Used for applications to flare

chamber pressure is Plan 13 where products have Plan 53B Application Plan 75
at discharge pressure when pump fluid
high pressure and are *
(mainly vertical harmful/hazardous. condenses at ambient
pumps). Recirculation Pre-pressurized temperatures. A
from pump seal bladder accumulator Containment seal
chamber through a provides pressure to chamber drain for
flow control orifice circulation system. condensing leakage.
and back to the seal. Heat removed by air/ to drain
water heat exchanger.
Forced circulation.

A Device to be located below pump shaft

Used for hot Used for applications Application where to flare

applications or where Plan 21 (22) where products have Plan 53C pump fluid does Plan 76
the temperature high pressure and are not condense at *
and pressure in the harmful/hazardous. ambient temperature.

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seal chamber is Pressurization by Containment seal
close to the vapour reference line from chamber drain for
curve of the product. seal chamber to non-condensing
Recirculation from a piston pressure leakage.
pump discharge booster provides
through a flow control pressurized barrier
orifice and cooler into fluid to circulation
the seal chamber. system. Forced
circulation.

Used for hot liquid Used in harmful/ API plan functions

applications or where Plan 23 hazardous Plan 54
the temperature applications. Leakage alarm and collection
and pressure in the Pressurized clean
seal chamber is barrier fluid from
Buffer systems (psealchamb > pbetweenseals)
close to the vapour an external system. Barrier systems (psealchamb < pbetweenseals)
curve of the product. Fluid circulation by
Recirculation by an external pump or Flushing and cooling
means of a pumping pressure system.
ring in seal chamber
through a cooler and Media characteristics
back to seal chamber.
Suspended solids
Poor lubrication
Used in applications
Atmospheric side High temperature
with suspended Plan 31 Used to keep Hazardous / harmful
solids where the SG atmospheric side of Plan 62
of the particles are seal clean. External Leakage may form solids
2x that of the liquid. source providing a
Recirculation from flow-through quench Close to vapourisation point
pump discharge to atmospheric side.
through a cyclone * Only in combination with additional API plan
separator, clean fluid
to seal chamber,
contaminated fluid to
suction.
The API 682 has emerged to become a worldwide accepted
standard in today`s refinery and hydrocarbon related
applications. EagleBurgmann offers a wide range of high
Used when the Used for leakage quality mechanical seals and supply systems which fully
product being pumped Plan 32 detection on single Plan 65
does not have good seal. Atmospheric
comply with API 682.
A
lubrication properties, side leakage
is dirty or hazardous. collection and From expert consulting and engineering up to modular
Flush injecton of monitoring in external
clean fluid into the * vessel.
TotalSealCare® service solutions for entire plants –
seal chamber from an EagleBurgmann is your reliable partner for sealing technology.
external source.
to drain
Please ask also for our detailed brochure 58E, our API 682
seal selection software on CD or find your nearest contact at
www.eagleburgmann.com/world
A Device to be located below pump shaft
See reverse side of this poster for API seal classification.
 1cw-fx H75VN

API 682 Seal Classification

Category Examples
1cw-fx MFL85N
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
1CW-FX Contacting Wet - FiXed throttle bushing 1CW-FX Contacting Wet - FiXed throttle bushing
ISO 3069 type C, ASME B73.1, ASME B73.2 ISO 13709 / API 610 10th edition Burgmann H75VN (Type A) Burgmann MFL85N (Type B)
-40 °C … 260 °C, 21 bar g -40 °C … 400 °C, 41 bar g F D Q F D Q
(-40 °F … 500 °F, 300 PSI) (-40 °F … 750 °F, 600 PSI)
Minimal data requirements Rigorous data requirements 2cw-cw H75VK-PTA
Arrangements Configurations
Arrangement 1 1CW-FX
Single seal cartridge Contacting Wet - FiXed throttle bushing
1CW-FL
Contacting Wet - FLoating throttle bushing
Arrangement 2 2CW-CW
1c
Dual seal cartridge Contacting Wet - Contacting Wet
2CW-CW Contacting Wet – Contacting Wet 1CW-FL Contacting Wet - FLoating throttle bushing
- pressure between seals less than 2CW-CS Burgmann H75VK-H75P (Type A) Burgmann MFL65 (Type C)
seal chamber pressure
F D
Werb-Nr.
Q
2841
- internal reverse balance feature Contacting Wet - Containment Seal
F LBO LBI
2NC-CS 2nc-cs CGS
Non-Contacting - Containment Seal Werb-Nr. 2788
2cw-cs H75VK+CGSH
Arrangement 3 3CW-FB
Dual seal cartridge Contacting Wet - Face-to-Back
- pressure between seals higher than 3CW-BB
seal chamber pressure
- internal reverse balance feature Contacting Wet - Back-to-Back
3CW-FF
Contacting Wet - Face-to-Face
3NC-BB Contacting Wet – Containment Seal Non-Contacting – Containment-Seal
2CW-CS 2NC-CS
Non-Contacting - Back-to-Back Burgmann H75VK-CGSH (Type A) Burgmann CGSH-CGSH (Type A)

3NC-FF F CSV CSD GBI Werb-Nr. 2790

CSV CSD GBI
Non-Contacting - Face-to-Face
3NC-FB
Werb-N
3cw-bb H75
Non-Contacting - Face-to-Back

Types 3cw-fb MFLWT90 / MFL85P

Type A
Pusher seal
Temperature: -40 … 176 °C (-40 … 350 °F), pressure: 41 bar g (600 PSI)
Type B
Metal bellows seal with O-rings 3CW-FB Contacting Wet – Face-to-Back 3CW-BB Contacting Wet – Back-to-Back
Temperature: -40 … 176 °C (-40 … 350 °F), pressure: 21 bar g (300 PSI) Burgmann MFLWT90/MFL85P (Type C) Burgmann H75VKP-D (Type A)
F LBI LBO
Type C
Werb-Nr. 2789 LBO LBI
Werb-Nr. 2791
Metal bellows seal with flexible graphite
Temperature: -40 … 400 °C (-40 … 750 °F), pressure: 21 bar g (300 PSI) 3nc-fb HR
3nc-bb CGSH-KD
Type ES
Totally Engineered Sealing system for service conditions outside the operating limits of type A, B and C
Seal Code according to API 682 3rd edition
Example Category Arrangement Type API plan(s)
C2 A3 A 1153A
Category 1 = C1
Category 2 = C2
Category 3 = C3 3NC-BB Non-Contacting – Back-to-Back 3NC-FB Non-Contacting – Face-to-Back
Burgmann CGSH-KD (Type A) Burgmann HRGS-DD (Type A)
Arrangement 1 = A1
Arrangement 2 = A2
Arrangement 3 = A3
GBI GBI Werb-Nr. 2792
Type A = A
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Type B = B
Type C = C
API plans: 02, 11, 13, 21(22), 23, 31, 32, 52, 53A, 53B, 53C, 54, 62, 65, 72, 74, 75, 76
Werb-Nr. 2846
> Category 2 seal chamber, operating conditions and data requirements
Explanation
> Double seal with barrier fluid pressure higher than seal chamber pressure
of example
> Pusher type seal
C2A3A1153A
> API plans 11 + 53A

Default configurations The API 682 has emerged to become a worldwide accepted
Optional configurations standard in today`s refinery and hydrocarbon related applications.
Werb-Nr.
EagleBurgmann offers a wide range of high quality mechanical 2796
Werb-Nr. 2795
seals and supply systems which fully comply with API 682.

From expert consulting and engineering up to modular TotalSealCare®

service solutions for entire plants – EagleBurgmann is your reliable
partner for sealing technology. Please ask also for our detailed
Burgmann MFL WT80
Mechanical Seal brochure 58E, our API 682 seal selection software on CD or find your
nearest contact at www.eagleburgmann.com/world

See reverse side for most common API plans and sealing systems.