Section V — Technical Reference SEAL CHAMBER PRESSURE ESTIMATION Seal chamber pressure must be known before the prope seal and fash lan con be selected eal chamber pressure can vty fom pump desig, Howe rate end uid being pumped Suction and aucharge posses ate required to perform thse calculations Ofte, pump specifction Sheets can b¢ old and eutdated, Le. cesgn, operating atnts may have ‘hanged dus toa changes process demande If for teaean tat Suction and clschaige pressures shoud be physleaiy measured with ressure gages, Single stage, ingle Suction, Overhung Process Pumps ‘Gvernung eatefugal pumps are the mast common process pumps Inthe Industry The seal chamber located boning the pum meler Seal chamber pressure can vay based on pump design, the following ‘equations are besed on closed tous design sel chambe's Pur designs nclide wear rings ane balance Roles in tho impeller to reduce thrst load on the bearings The sal chamber pressures function ‘of wearing clearance aswel os si and laation of the balance Nes, Quick estimate Pb Ps + 25(Pa—Ps) Enclosed orsemi-enclosed impellers with sb=Ps >05(Pd-P) wearing design and Balance holes, Open imeler design with contfugal Pb = P+ *O(Pd Ps) pump vanes orapalr alone holes) "D= 5 :hoimpelerieat minimum diameter and J fthetmpeler sat maximum diameter Single Stage, Double Suction Pumps The single stage, double suction mpeler is paced between bearings while te seal thames are ocated adjacent to he suction tyes ofthe pater Tho stuing bow Pressure I equal to the suction pressure, Pb =P Matstage Pumps Mit-tage pumps iherertly have higher discharge pressures, but low-to-necium stuffing box pressures due (0 impelersrangement, casing design, balance drums and the ute of balance lines. Those ‘multstage pumps can be mounted harzotally or vertically SHAFT SPEED CONVERSION CHART i Use mules below to determing ‘approxinate shat speeds not snow) chart above Die ches REM ye _ Dia millimetre «APIA rem 16750 Mechanical Seal Catalog Two Stage Horizontal Pumps Inller rangement can Rave 0 configurations 41) back to Back Inthisarrangemeny the seal chambers are Paby = Ps located eajaent tothe suction eye ofthe impale One cxomber mil se suetion pressure and the ther wilsee fist sage schorge pressure 2ityeto eye inthis rangement the seal chambers re Focsted adjacent te backsice othe Impetier One chamber ils the caenarge Poby= Ps StPd~ Ps Paby Ps stPd Ps ‘ofthe ist stage andthe otter wil ee Psb,= Pa pump cacharge pressure econ stage Seca) Fab, = tadevelop high pressures but the sea! amber bnot recess a3 hgh presse ‘hese pumps have alow pressure chomber (suction prossure) and a higher pressure chamber fressure Between sudlon and Sicharge!. Typically a alenceline is used to reduce Paby= Pe bar a75 Pag] pressure inthe higher pressure sel chamber Provided pump tolerances are in check the higher pressure seal charter I follows Note: I pump tolerances are notin check nd, in the absenceat a balance ino the higher pressure chamoer willbe 3 pressure Detwen Suction and dscharge pressure, Psb=Ps + stPd- Ps Mutt-Stage Vertical Pumps (Can oF Turbine) Inthese pumps the sal chambers locates) Pb Pa atthe dacharge elbow, therefore the sel Chamber pressure would se cechange Note: The instalation ofa bleed offline can. sb, = Ps + Sbar gi Pag) redce seal chamber pressure, provide pump tolerances are in check METRIC FORMULAS: 6 Head (mlx $6 6 _inmiig.x000'4 Head = & Pressure bar) = Hea in) x56 014 iri) x Head (x86 efcioney 6128 Mm of Mercury = Power ik)» IMPERIAL FORMULAS: paxzat spar BHP (eer ahfugel) = int Sp. {GPM head (ft) x0. 3960 x pump pie Peadlttdxspge 231 Head 49x49 ‘spin ps BHP Poste Dsp)= “i7IEypumpe