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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 Seats 419<br />

Figure 17-58. Three-inch diameter seal after approximately 220,000 hours of<br />

service in petroleum product,<br />

Table 17-6<br />

Checklist for Identifying Causes for Seal Leakage<br />

SYMPTOM<br />

POSSIBLE CAUSES<br />

CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES<br />

SEAL SPITS AND<br />

SPUTTERS ("FACE<br />

POPPING"} IN<br />

OPERATION<br />

SEAL FLUID VAPORIZING<br />

0 INCREASE COOLING OF SEAL FACES<br />

0 ADD BY-PASS FLUSH LINE IF NOT IN<br />

USE<br />

0 ENLARGE BY-PASS FLUSH LINE AND/OR<br />

ORIFICES IN GLANO PLATE<br />

0 CHECK WITH SEAL MANUFACTURER FOR<br />

PROPER SEAL BALANCE<br />

0 CHECK SEAL MANUFACTURER FOR<br />

ADDED COOLING BY USING<br />

HYDROPADS<br />

SEAL DRIPS<br />

STEADILY<br />

0 FACES NOT FLAT<br />

0 CARBON GRAPHITE FACES<br />

BLISTERED<br />

O SEAL FACES THERMALLY<br />

DISTORTED<br />

0 CHECK FOR INCORRECT INSTALLATION<br />

DIMENSION<br />

0 CHECK FOR IMPROPER MATERIALS OR<br />

SEAL DESIGN FOR APPLICATION<br />

0 IMPROVE COOLING FLUSH LINES<br />

0 CHECK FOR GLAND PLATE DISTORTION<br />

DUE TO OVER TOROUING GLANO BOLTS<br />

0 CHECK GLANO GASKET FOR PROPER<br />

COMPRESSION<br />

0 CLEAN OUT FOREIGN PARTICLES<br />

BETWEEN SEAL FACES i RELAP FACES<br />

0 CHECK FOR CRACKS AND CHIPS AT SEAL<br />

FACESs REPLACE IF NECESSARY<br />

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