What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
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It seems gland is the equipment to provide seal for something. The gland water seems like the liquid to provide pressure for a gland.
I am not very sure. Can anyone give me more explanation? Thanks.
I am not very sure. Can anyone give me more explanation? Thanks.





RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
The term gland water could also be used for water injected into shaft packing to cool and lubricate the packing. Packing is much less common than mechanical seals, but we still use packing in cooling water, well water and some other water services.
Johnny Pellin
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
Gland water is a common term used in the mining industry. It is used in conjunction with Gland Packing and most common in Warman Pumps. The Gland water is supplied at a pressure higher than the chamber pressure into a lantern ring. the gland water lubricates the packing to the shaft and keeps the slurry away. Leakage to atmosphere is gland water. Ideally gland packed pumps must leak drops per min to atmosphere as this ensures the packing is lubricated and less wear takes place. I have attached a slurry pump with high leakage of gland water which in this arrangement leakage enters the bearing barrel and damages the bearings.
In the Oil & Gas industry they mainly use mechanical seals and what Johnny mentions above is correct. I am interested to know which industry you are in?
trust this helps.
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
I am in Oil & Gas industry that we use slurry pumps to process oil sand.
So basically the gland pump system is for slurry pumps and is similar as a API Mechanical Seal Flushing Plan?
I also find a page for the explanation:
http://www.gouldspumps.com/pag_0011.html
From this page, it seems the gland pump system is only used for slurry pumps with Packing Rings not mechanical seals. I am not sure is that correct?
As a junior guy, I am still not very clear about the differences between packing rings and mechanical seals. I am trying to find out the fundmental differences between them. But from my current point of view, they both use some rings to stop the leakage and the only difference is the mehcanical seals are more complicated.
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffing_box
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland_(engineering)
http://www.gouldspumps.com/pag_0011.html
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
A mechanical seal is a dynamic seal and something completely different. To explain its function with just words is difficult. Look at Wikipedia. They have a description of a mechanical seal. Some other good websites are www.pumpfundamentals.com and www.engineeringtoolbox.com
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
is any example drawing or pi&d for gland water system..?
please help me.
RE: What is gland water and what's the function of gland water pump?
Please post your own question, rather then tagging on to someone else's. Also please consider providing more detail about why you need the drawing. Some drawings may be proprietary, but someone might be able to answer a question.
Patricia Lougheed
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