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Recent content by u0406346
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Seal leaks prematurely at High Pressure but holds at Low pressure
What is the seal face config? concave or convex or dead flat?- u0406346
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- Forum: Mechanical Seal engineering
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Advice on plan 53A installation
Sorry for the incorrect statement, the seal pot should not be located directly above the mixer or seal, but should be located as close to the mixer as possible while leaving sufficient room for operation and maintenance. 35mm diameter seal should not be producing much seal heat, estimate...- u0406346
- Post #6
- Forum: Mechanical Seal engineering
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Advice on plan 53A installation
JJPellin is correct, thermo-syphon is the main reason why the height requirement for the seal pot. Note that your seal pot should be directly above the seal also, cannot be too far away radially, eg. 1 m away. The concern here is because, circulation of the barrier fuid in the closed-loop system...- u0406346
- Post #3
- Forum: Mechanical Seal engineering
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Seal Plan 53A and 53B
Hi Kanif77, for Plan 53A, the seal pot is needed to be consistently pressurized by Nitrogen. If the nitrogen pressure drops, the sealing system would be converted into Plan 52, of which the process fluid will flow into the sealing system and inboard seal faces now become lubricated by the...- u0406346
- Post #2
- Forum: Mechanical Seal engineering
