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API Plan 66A

API Plan 66A

Throttle bushings in the seal gland minimize the seal leakage leaving the seal gland and allow for detection of a seal failure by an alarm of the monitoring pressure transmitter.

A  Pressure transmitter
B  Segmented bushing


Seal chamber details

1  Flush (F)
2  Pressure transmitter sensing port (PIT)
3  Quench (Q)
4  Drain (D)
5  Seal chamber


Example seal: EagleBurgmann H75VA4-S single pusher mechanical seal.


P&ID according to API

Key

3  Quench (Q)
4  Drain (D)


PIT  Pressure transmitter with local indicator

Features

  • Utilizes two bushings – the inner segmented floating bushing and the outer solid carbon floating bushing.
  • Normal leakage continues to flow freely to the drain port.
  • Excessive leakage is restricted by the inner bushing causing a pressure build-up which subsequently triggers a pressure alarm by the pressure transmitter.

Application

  • Commonly used on horizontal pipeline pumps.

 

Remarks, checkpoints

  • It must be ensured that the leakage from the drain port is collected and piped to a leakage recovery system.
  • Drain connection on the gland must be at the bottom-most position (6 o’clock).
     

 

 

Pump media characteristics

  • Low to medium temperature liquids

Location, function

  • Atmospheric side
  • Leakage limiting detection and alarm

Configurations

1CW-FL, 1CW-FX

 

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