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PUMP CONDITION
To limit the scope of this discussion, we will assume that the bearing
frame of the pump has been repaired
properly and that all runouts are
within 0.002" at the seal area. Before
installing the seal, the condition of
the pump shaft must be noted. If the
shaft has a hook sleeve, the surface
of the gasket seats should be free of
any nicks or burrs. If the seal has a
sleeve with an O-ring, the shaft
should be free of pits or scratches
where the ring seats.
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COMPONENT SEALS
Single Spring
Bellows
*In non-hazardous services a set of 1/85/32" for bellows less than Q',3/16 for
seals above 5 .
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ANSI PUMP
MANUFACTURERS
For more information from the
following ANSI Pump Manufacturers, circle the corresponding number
on the Reader Service Card.
Manufacturer
Circle
Number
ABS ...................................................... 275
American Turbine Pump........................ 276
Ansimag...................................
.277
.............................. ..278
................................ 279
A.W. Chesterton ......................... .281
R.S. Corcoran........................
Crane Chempump ................................ 283
Crane Deming ...................................... 280
Dean Pump Division, Metpro Corp.
The Duriron Company .......................... 285
Endura Division of Liquiflo Corp. ..........286
Environamics ........................................ 287
Floway Pumps ...................................... 288
Fybroc Division, Metpro Corp. ........289
Gorman Rupp Company ........................ 290
Goulds Pumps ...................................... 292
Griswold Pumps .................................... 291
Ingersoll-Dresser Pumps ...................... 293
294
ITT A-C Pump ..............................
ITT Marlow ............................................ 295
lwaki Walchem ............................ 250
Johnston Pumps ..........
Klaus Union ..................
KSB ...................................................... 298
LaBour Pumps ...................................... 299
Magnatex Pumps .................................. 300
Paco Pumps ..............................
301
Patterson Pumps .................................. 302
Peerless Pumps .................................... 303
Shanley Pump & Equipment
Smart Turner ........................................ 305
Sulzer Bingham Pumps ........
Sundstrand Fluid Handling .................... 307
Vanton Pump & Equipment ............ 308
Warren Pumps ...................................... 309
WDM .................................................... 251
......252
A.R. Wilfley & Sons ......
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Oil-less
Corrosion Free
Chemical Resistant
Contamination Free
Features include:
Volume over 1 CFM
Pressure to 18 psig
Vacuum to 20" Hg.
115 and 22OVAC,
12 and 24VDC
Compact Size
Operates in any
position
Low noise level
Use as either vacuum
pump or compressor
All materials are
engineered to assure
trouble-free DumDinq.
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Barnant Company
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28\1\1092CommercialAvenue
Barrington, IL 60010
1-800-637-3739 FAX: (708) 381-7053
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CARTRIDGE SEALS
The set of the seal on cartridge
seals is inherent in the design and
established at the factory as complete assemblies are produced. A given assembly will contain center tabs
or spacer washers that must be
removed after the seal assembly is
bolted in position and the sleeve is
locked to the shaft. The following are
typical installation instructions:
1. Install the seal assembly on
the shaft.
2. Assemble pump backplate
and impeller. In the case of open or
semi-open impellers, make impeller
clearance adjustments at this time.
3. Slide seal assembly into the
stuffing box and tighten gland bolts.
Figure 2B
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Secondary Seals - Gaskets, orings, or grafoil are all secondary
seals for shaft sleeves. The following
are questions to ask when installing
these: Is the seal material the right
material? Is the sealing surface in
good condition? Am I installing it
over threads? Installation over
threads is a common occurrence on
vertical pumps. One simple cautionary approach is to wrap the shaft
with masking tape and then slide the
seal over the shaft. This minimizes
the chance of the threads (especially
square groove threads) cutting the o-
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Figure 3
glands usually are shipped with
ports stamped, they may need to be
restamped both for the ports and for
designating the end of the pump on
which each of the seals is to be
installed. This can be done by the
vendor if the person ordering the
seal takes the time and care to specify it at the time of order. Errors in
these situations are even more common if pipe fitters and not pump
mechanics are used to pipe the seal
to the seal pots.
An item to note concerning
gland piping is that the Eighth Edition of API 610 allows for stainless
steel tubing in hydrocarbon services.
This is a change. Previously, only
pipe was allowed in hydrocarbon
service.
Seal Pot Piping - The general
recommendation of seal vendors is
to keep the piping to the seal pots to
a maximum of five linear feet.
Unfortunately, those of us in industry realize that this is often impossible. In situations where compromise
is a must, enlarge the tubing to 314"
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Removing
Stationary Inserts
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Seal & Survive, Seal School
Handbook, EG&G Sealol, 1991
2. Dura Seal Manual, Ninth Edition, Durametallic Corporation, 1993
R5000 Pumps
The High Temperature Process Pump People
vibration had
pumps were
field and set
Gary E. Glidden
Foreman and Crew Leader
Houston Lighting & Power Compan)
Ron Hoffman
Supervisor, Maintenance Dept.
City of Fort Collins
Wastewater Treatment Plant
David A. Johns
Senior Mechanical
Equipment Engineer
Shell Oil
Vern Maddox
Reliability Engineering
Superintendent
Quantum Chemical Company
Eddie Mechelay
Mechanical Supervisor
Colorado Refining Company
Antonio Perez
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Union Carbide
Luis E Rizo
Reliability Engineering Manager
GE Silicones
Dewey W. Stump
Senior Technical Specialist
Duke Power Company
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pumps
are
PROBLEM DISCUSSION
When pressure fluctuations are
produced by liquid motion, the
sources are fluid dynamic in character. Fluid dynamic sources include
turbulence, flow separation, cavita-
PROCEDURES
One of the pumps was opened
and examined for any possible
restrictions that could trap air. The
pump case and impeller were examined for dimensional compliance,
casting quality, machining, balancing and cavitation or mechanical
damage.
During the investigation it was
discovered that the suction flow
splitter had square edges instead of
radii facing and trailing the flow.
This would create a disturbed flow
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