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API682 Flushing & Quenching Plan

 API Circulation Plans

Seal faces generate heat and require cooling &

lubrication while sealing.
These plans/systems are used to dissipate this
generated heat and lubricate the seal faces thus
extending the seal life.

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 Flushing

In flushing, fluid is introduced into the seal chamber on

the process fluid side in close proximity to the seal faces
and typically used for cooling & lubricating the seal faces.

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 Flushing

Benefits:

Removal of heat generated between the seal faces - Cooling.

Provide lubrication.

Increase margin between the vapour pressure of the fluid and seal chamber
pressure.

Keeps the liquid inside the seal chamber in constant circulation.

Prevents abrasive particles from reaching the seal faces with external liquid
injection.

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 Quenching
A neutral fluid, usually water, steam or nitrogen, introduced on the
atmospheric side of the seal to create a buffer between the seal and the
atmosphere for:

Absorption or removal of leakage by quench fluid.

Monitoring of the leakage by measurement
Lubrication and cooling of secondary seal
Exclusion of air
Protection against dry running
Stabilisation of lubricating film
Heating
Icing protection

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 API Circulation Plans

☺ In short it is imperative that we always provide a “ A

suitable API Plan” with a good support system to enhance
the “Seal Performance” and extend “Seal Life".

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 API Plans
Why API Plans?

• Definition how to operate the seal

• Communication between Customer,

Engineering Company, OEM
and seal supplier

• Description of minimum requirements

for the system design

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 API Plans – Overview

Plan Service Description

01
02
11
12
Use for clean Media
13
21 Flushing on Product side
22
23

31
32 Use for fluids
41 containing Solids

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 API Plans – Overview
Plan Service Description

Use for fluids Quench, pressureless

51 containing Solids

52
Pressurised Reservoir
53A
Use for dangerous Pressurised System
53B
53C fluids
54
Flushing on
61 atmospheric side
62

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 API Plans – Overview
Plan Service Description
Tapped connections for
71
customer use
Use for gaseous
72 External supplied pressure-
media
less gas connection
External supplied barrier
Use for liquid,
74 gas connection
degassed or gaseous
75 media
which could contain Containment seal for
76 solids condensing leakage
or is dangerous Containment seal for
non-condensing leakage

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 API Plans
API-Plan 01
- Internal circulation from
pump discharge to seal
chamber

Use:
For clean media
in general service

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API-Plan 02
- No circulation of flush
fluid

Use:
for clean media in general
Plugged connections for possible service
future circulating fluid

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API-Plan 11
- Seal flush for single
seals
- Product flow from
discharge to seal
chamber
- Orifice for flow restriction

Use:
for clean media in general
EagleBurgmann Product: service
SP24 Orifice

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 API Plans
API-Plan 12
- Seal flush for single seals
- Product flow from
discharge to seal
chamber through
- Orifice for flow restriction
- strainer

Use:
BURGMANN Product: for clean media in
SP24 Orifice general service
SP18 Strainer

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 API Plans
API-Plan 13
- Seal flush for single
seals
- Product flow from seal
chamber to suction
- Orifice for flow restriction

Use:
for clean media,
often in vertical pumps
BURGMANN Product:
SP23 Orifice

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 API Plans
API-Plan 21

- Seal flush for single

seals
- Product flow from
TI
discharge
- to seal chamber
- Orifice for flow restriction
- Heat exchanger for
cooling

Use:
for clean media
BURGMANN Product: in hot services
WDK, WED Heat exchanger

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API-Plan 22
- Seal flush for single seals
- Product flow from
discharge
TI - to seal chamber through
strainer
- Orifice for flow restriction
- Heat exchanger for
cooling

Use:
for clean media
BURGMANN Product:
in hot services
WDK, WED, WEL
Heat exchanger

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API-Plan 23
- Circulation from pumping
device through cooler
back into seal chamber
TI - Heat exchanger for
cooling

Use:
BURGMANN Product: for clean media
WDK, WED, WEL in hot services minimizing
Heat exchanger the heat load on the
cooler

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 API Plans
API-Plan 31
Cyclon
- Seal flush for single seals
- Product flow from
discharge through
cyclone separator
- Clean fluid to seal
chamber
- Solids to pump suction
line

Use:
services containing solids
BURGMANN Product:
ZY Cyclone Separators

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 API Plans
API-Plan 32
FI
- Seal flush from
PI external source for
TI If specified single seal
- normally used with a
closed clearance
throat bushing
-

Use:
services containing solids
BURGMANN Product: or contaminants
WSU Water supply unit

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 API Plans
API-Plan 41
- Seal flush for single seals
Cyclon - Product flow from
discharge through cyclone
TI
separator and
- heat exchanger
- cooled, clean fluid to seal
chamber
- Solids to pump suction
line

Use:
BURGMANN Product: services containing solids
ZY Cyclon Separators
WDK, WED,WEL
Heat exchanger

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Vent
API-Plan 51
- External reservoir
LG
MAX
providing
MIN - dead end quench
(typically Methanol )
- Unpressurized vaporizing
leakage
- escapes through vent line
- no circulation

Plugged Use:
Services where leakage to
atmosphere can not be
tolerated clean, non-
BURGMANN Product: polymerizing products at
QFT Qench fluid vessel low temperature

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 API Plans Vent

P PS API-Plan 52
I

- External reservoir
MAX providing buffer fluid
MIN - Unpressurized
- Product leakage in to
buffer fluid
- vaporizing leakage
escapes through vent
line

Use:
Services where leakage
BURGMANN Product: to atmosphere can not be
Thermosiphon Systems tolerated clean, non-
polymerizing products

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 API Plans
External pressure source PI PSL
API-Plan 53A
LG - External reservoir providing
LSH
buffer fluid for dual
MAX

LSL
MIN
mechanical seal
- Barrier fluid pressure 2 bar
above sealed pressure
- pressurized with nitrogen -
Barrier fluid leakage into
product

Use:
Services with abrasive,
BURGMANN Product: dirty, or polymerizing
Thermo siphon products
Systems

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 API Plans
API-Plan 53B
- Circulation with bladder
accumulator and cooler,
PI PSL pressurized.
- Forced circulation by
pumping ring or circulation
pump.

TI

Use:
When using abrasive,
contaminated
or polymerizing
Media

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 API Plans
LI
API-Plan 53C
LSL
- Circulation with pressure
PI PSL booster (DRU) and cooler,
Pressurized by Reference
- pressure of seal chamber.
- Forced circulation by
pumping ring or
Circulation pump.
- Pressure ratio
1:1,1 resp. 1:1,5

Use:
TI When using abrasive,
contaminated
or polymerizing
Media

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 DRU Pressure Booster System

DRU 2063
?
What is that

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 Operation of DRU Unit

Bufferfluid

Piston
Ratio 1:1.1
or 1:1,5

Cooling
Seal Product pressure
from stuffing box

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 Operation of DRU Unit

Leakage
No influence to the
Bufferpressure
Piston
Ratio 1 : 1.1
or 1 : 1,5

When seal leaks,

Piston moves up
Seal

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 Operation of DRU Unit

Refilling
No influence to Piston
the Ratio 1:1.1
or 1:1,5
Bufferpressure

Refill

Piston moves down

when buffer fluid
is refilled
Seal

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 API Plans
API-Plan 54
- System supplying clean
Barrier barrier fluid to dual
system mechanical seal
- Barrier fluid pressure 2
bar above sealed
pressure
- Barrier fluid leakage into
product

Use:
Services with abrasive,
dirty, or polymerizing
BURGMANN Product:
products
SPA Barrier fluid system

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 Barrier Fluid System SPA – Dedicated API Plan 54

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 SPA Flow Diagram ( Open System )

To seal From seal

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 Functions of SPA System
Pressurization
via the gear pump in normal operation
Pressure retaining unit
with pump stop the accumulator keeps the pressure
between the two check valves
Continous flow through the seal
no flow with pump stop
Relief of pressure into the tank
by hand possible during stand still
Cooling of fluid in the tank
heat exchanger operating with water
Filter unit for cleaning the fluid
single or double filter
Supply of two seals possible

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 API Plans
API-Plan 61
- Plugged connections for
the purchaser‘s use
IN
OUT - plugged

Use:
Services where purchaser
is providing quench fluid
from an external device

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 API Plans
API-Plan 62
- External source
providing a quench (
steam, nitrogen, water )

Drain
Use:
for clean media in service
where the presence of
BURGMANN Product: oxygen or air should be
WSU Water supply unit avoided

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F
I
L FI PSL API-Plan 72
PCV

PI
-Externally supplied gas
buffer
-For Arrangement 2 seals.
-Buffer Gas may be used
alone
-Sweep leakage into a
closed collection
-System. Pressure of buffer
gas is lower than process
side pressure of inner seal

Use:
for tandem gas seals for
flush at the atmospheric
side

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F
I
L FI PSL API-Plan 74
PCV

PI Externally supplied barrier gas

used to positively prevent pro-
cess fluid from leaking to
atmosphere. Pressure of barier
gas is higher than process side of
inner seal. When specified, orifice
in barier gas supply line to
be 0.062“ (1,5mm).

Use:
for flushing tandem gas seals
at the atmospheric side.

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F
I
L FI PSL API-Plan 75
PCV

PI
• Containment seal
chamber
• Drain for condensing
leakage
• Is used when pumped
fluid condenses at
ambient temperatures

Use:
for tandem gas seals
for flush at the
atmospheric side

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F
I
L FI PSL
API-Plan 76
PCV

PI • Containment seal
chamber drain for
condensing leakage
• is used when fluid gets
pumped which does
not condense at
ambient temperatures
• Tubing shall be 13 mm

Use:
for tandem gas seals
for flush at the
atmospheric side

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 API Plan 75

Gas Buffer Inlet

(plugged unless a
Plan 72 connected)

CSV CSD GBI

Containment Seal Drain
SUPPLY SYSTEM to Vapour Collecting System
Test Connection

if specified to Liquid Collecting System

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 API Plan 76

To Collection System

SUPPLY SYSTEM
Tubing shall rise
continuously

Containment Seal Vent

Gas Buffer Inlet
(from external Source)

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