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2.15 Seattheglandring1andglandringgasketGtothefaceoftheseal
chamberbytighteningthenutsorboltsevenly.Besuretheglandringisnot
cockedandtightenthenutsorboltsonlyenoughtosealattheglandring
gasket.Excessivetighteningoftheglandringnutsorboltswillcausedistor-
tionthatwillbetransmittedtotherunningfaces.Followproperglandgasket
torquinginstructions.
3 Operational Recommendations
3.1 Theoutersealmustbesuppliedwithanexternalsealingbufferliquid.This
buffershouldbeintroducedtothecavitybetweentheinnerandouterseals
andcirculatedbyforcedcirculation(Figure3)atapressurebelowthe
primarysealchamberpressure.
3.2 FlowserveCorporationmanufacturesbothpackagedcirculationsystems
andcomponents,Figure4.ContactyournearestFlowserverepresentative.
3.3 Besurethesealingliquidtotheoutersealisavailableandallenvironmen-
talcontrolsfortheinnersealareoperationalbeforestartingtheprocess
equipment.
3.4 Ifthesealisrunninghot,checktoseethattheglandringisnotrubbingthe
shaft.Theseclearancescanbecheckedbyusingafeelergauge.
3.5 Ifthereisaleakageattheglandonstart-up,itmaybecorrectedbyadjust-
ingtheglandforbetteralignment.
4 Repairs
Thisproductisaprecisionsealingdevice.Thedesignanddimensiontolerances
arecriticaltosealperformance.OnlypartssuppliedbyFlowserveshouldbeused
torepairaseal.TheseareavailablefromnumerousFlowservestockingloca-
tions.Toorderreplacementparts,refertothepartcodenumberandB/Mnumber.
Aspareback-upsealshouldbestockedtoreducerepairtime.Thefollowing
partscanalsobestockedforemergencyneeds.
2 Inserts C Springs
3 SealRings G Gaskets
6 InsertMountings P ShaftPackings
S SetScrews
WhensealsarereturnedtoFlowserveforrepair,decontaminate the seal
assemblyandincludeanordermarked"Repair or Replace." A signed
certicate of decontaminationmustbeattached.A Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) must be enclosedforanyproductthatcameincontactwiththe
seal.Thesealassemblywillbeinspectedand,ifrepairable,itwillberebuilt,
tested,andreturned.
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