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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 39?<br />

Figure 17-34. Comparison of seal face geometry.<br />

A typical pump application is shown in Figure 17-35. The operating<br />

conditions for this seal are:<br />

• Liquid seal<strong>ed</strong>: light hydrocarbon flash<strong>ed</strong> to gas in the stuffing box<br />

• Stuffing box pressure: 387 psig<br />

• \fapor pressure at pumping temperature: 375 psig<br />

• Temperature: 3PF<br />

• Specific gravity: 0.4<br />

• Spe<strong>ed</strong>: 1500 rpm<br />

• Seal size: 4.687 inches

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