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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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Mechanical Seals 391<br />

seal to work in an environment where the liquid in the seal chamber is<br />

near its vapor pressure. As a rule of thumb, when the stuffing box pressure<br />

is less than one-third of the vapor pressure, a seal face design with<br />

hydropads should be consider<strong>ed</strong>. Hydropads or lubrication recesses are<br />

Figure 17-28A. Piping plans for mechanical seals from A.P.l. St<strong>and</strong>ard 610,6th<br />

Edition. (Reproduc<strong>ed</strong> courtesy American Petroleum Institute.)

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