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TABLE 1 Distance Piece Vent and Drain NPT Connection Sizes, Inches
Flare Vent
System
Route the packing
vent/drain to a separation pot
to remove lube oil from the
vent line before routing to the
vent destination.
Manifold distance piece
drains separately from the
packing vent/drain line to the
separation pot to ensure 1. Packing Vent/Drain
2. Distance Piece Vent
packing vent gas does not 3. Distance Piece Drain
flow back through the dis- 4. VVCP Gas Vent
tance piece drains, 5. Oil Separation Pot
preventing proper distance 6. Low Cracking
Pressure Check Valve
piece drainage.
The vent leaving the oil sep- FIGURE 3 Venting to
aration tank must be large Flare
enough to freely flow the total
of individual packing vents in worn condition.
If the VVCP has one vent connection, do not connect the VVCP gas vent to the flare vent system. The
flare vent system back-pressure will flow gas back through the VVCP vent and across the stem threads.
If the VVCP has two vent connections, connect the vent closest to the cylinder to the distance piece vent
line. Leave the second vent connection open to the atmosphere. See FIGURE 8.
Purged Vent System for Single Distance Piece with Sweep Purge
A long single compartment
distance piece can be con-
figured to reduce gas leakage
to the atmosphere with a
packing case purge and a dis-
tance piece sweep purge.
Supply the packing case
1. Packing
purge at a pressure of 10-15
Vent/Drain
psi (0.7 to 1 bar) above the
2. Distance
packing vent back pressure. Piece Vent
Supply the distance piece 3. Distance
sweep purge at a regulated Piece Drain
flow rate of 5 scfh (0.14 4. Packing
Pressure
m3/hr). The distance piece Purge
compartment is both purged 5. Distance
and vented, allowing the Piece Flow
(sweep) Purge
purge gas to “sweep” the com- 6. Oil Separation
partment. Pot
7. Low Cracking
Single compartment distance Pressure
piece configuration can be Check Valve
used with a pressure packing
purge to control emissions. A FIGURE 7 Single
distance piece flow or sweep Compartment
purge can be added for Sweep Purge
greater reliability.
• Packing vent gas temperature out of the packing case. Monitor packing vent line temperature
immediately outside the distance piece. Higher leakage flow rates have higher tubing temperatures. If
immersing a temperature device in the vent line for vent gas temperatures, route the installation to pre-
vent the hot oil in the line from contacting the probe as this spikes the temperature.
• Packing case temperature. Install a temperature element in the packing case in lieu of monitoring
packing vent/drain tubing temperature manually.
• Purge gas to vent gas differential pressure. A differential pressure gauge across the purge gas
and packing vent/drain line provides a positive indication the vent line flow is not creating more back
pressure than the purge gas pressure.
• Packing vent flow. Packing flow measurements must consider the oil in the packing vent/drain lines.
Either remove the oil from the line prior to measurement, or install an appropriate flow meter into a lar-
ger pipe section where oil in the line is not a concern. An RTD style mass flow meter may be used in
larger line sizes.
Double-Vent VVCP
1. Step-Cut joint Piston Ring 3. Open to Atmosphere
2. Gas Vent 4. Grease Fitting
(1/4 NPT to 1/4 tube fitting) 5. Unloader Stem Seal
FIGURE 11 Typical
Control Schematic
Installation Notes
CAUTION: Install backflow protection between the supply source and the solenoids to
prevent over-pressure of plant air compressors or other supply sources in the event of
actuator seal failure.