LEMCO Model RE-682

LEMCO Model RE-682

API 682 Second Edition Plans 52 & 53A

A – Three Gallon
B – Five Gallon

A
B

Design Features/Benefits Options

■ Full compliance with API Standard 682 Second Edition,
July 2003, eliminating the need to provide detailed
purchase specifications.
■ Robust construction providing life cycle requirements
of API.
■ Three or five gallon working capacity
■ Sch. 40 or 80 Reservoir construction to meet the
pressure requirements of the service
■ ASME code stamp - U or UM
■ Bottom removable head in accordance with Figure D.27,
allowing for cleaning of the vessel
■ High level switch
■ Mounting stand - Painted Carbon Steel or Galvanized
■ Transmitters in place of switches
■ Flanged seal connections

Applications Materials of Construction

■ Refinery ■ 316L SS heads, shell, and all welded components
■ Petrochemical ■ 316SS Cooling Coil
■ Chemical Processing
■ Pipeline
■ As defined by API 682
 LEMCO Model RE-682
API 682 Second Edition Plans 52 & 53A

Minimum Design Requirements (specification paragraph references)

■ Liquid volume att NLL (normal liquid level) (8.5.4.3.1)
12 liters (3 gallons) for shaft sizes 60mm (2.5 in.) and smaller
20 liters (5 gallons) for shaft sizes larger than 60 mm (2.5 in.)
■ Standard arrangement in accordance with Figure D.26 alternate arrangement in accordance with Figure D.27 (8.5.4.4.1)
■ Reservoir Construction (8.5.4.4.3)
6" Sch. 40 pipe for 12 liter (3 gallon) capacity
8" Sch. 40 pipe for 20 liter (5 gallon) capacity
■ Nameplate stamped with MAWP (maximum allowable working pressure) (8.5.4.4.4)
■ Reflex, weld pad level gauge with permanent marking indicating the NLL. (8.5.4.4.5)
■ 316L Stainless Steel construction for reservoir and any piping/ components welded directly to reservoir. (8.5.4.4.6)
■ Seal Connections (8.5.4.4.8)
12 mm (0.50 in.) minimum for shaft sizes 60 mm (2.5 in.) and smaller
18 mm (0.75 in.) minimum for shaft sizes larger than 60 mm (2.5 in.)
■ Internal cooling coil; 316SS seamless tubing (8.5.4.5)
■ Pressure switch and pressure gauge (8.5.4.2.7)
High pressure alarm for Arrangement 2 seals
Low pressure alarm for Arrangement 3 seals
■ Low level switch (8.5.4.2.8)
■ Switches shall be DPDT and suitable for the electrical area classification where installed (9.5.1.1)

Standard Flush Arrangements per Appendix D

Figure D.14-Standard seal flush Plan 52
Plan 52 uses an external reservoir to provide buffer fluid for the outer seal of an
unpressurized dual seal arrangement. During normal operation, circulation is
maintained by an internal pumping ring. The reservoir is usually continuously
vented to a vapor recovery system and is maintained at a pressure less than
the pressure in the seal chamber. The process or inner seal of the dual
unpressurized arrangement usually has its own flush plan. For example, the
flush plans for dual unpressurized arrangement might be written as Plan 11/52.
Figure D.15-Standard seal flush Plan 53A
Plan 53A uses an external reservoir to provide barrier fluid for a pressurized
dual seal arrangement. Reservoir pressure is produced by a gas, usually
nitrogen, at a pressure greater than the maximum process pressure being
sealed. During normal operation, circulation is maintained by an internal
pumping ring. The inner seal of the dual pressurized arrangement can have its
own flush plan. For example, the flush plans for dual pressurized seal
arrangement might be written as Plan 11/53A, however, the need for a seperate
flush on the inner seal varies with the seal type and physical orientation.

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