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API 682 4th edition

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Introduction API 682 Facts From 3rd to 4th ed. API product solutions Your API partner

 EagleBurgmann  Introduction  Mechanical seals  EagleBurgmann  Get the best products

short profile  Parameters  Seal supply systems product range  Seals, systems and
 Objectives and  Seal coding system service from a single
category details source
 Seal qualification test
 Categories,  Sharing API expertise
 Defaults and Options
arrangements,
configurations,
seal types
 Engineered sealing
systems

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 Facts about API 682

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 A short history of API

2014
API 682 4th edition
EagleBurgmann contributes its
expertise to the new standard
1989 / 2005 2002
A task force worked on the 4th
API 610 7 / 8 edition
th th
API 682 2nd edition
 Seal chamber dimensions  Gas seals edition represented by
 

 Materials  Containment seals  Five end-users of the oil and

 Piping plans  New seal code gas industry
 1st 5 letter seal code  One consultant
 Main seal and pump suppliers
 Two specialists of
EagleBurgmann

Mission
 Revision and improvement of
1994 2004
the standard
API 682 1st edition API 682 3rd edition
 Consideration of sealing
 Testing and documentation ISO 21049 1st editon
technology advances
 Seal selection
 Exchange of experience (seal
 New seal code
failures)
 Eliminate unclear wording

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 Scope of API 682

Purpose To provide solutions that cover 80

Specification of requirements for the selection % of all applications
and operation of shaft sealing systems

Target
Improvement of equipment reliability and safety,
reduction of emissions and life-cycle costs

Industries
Petroleum, natural gas, chemical

Typical pumps
New and retrofitted pumps

Typical fluids
Water, caustic, some acids, hydrocarbons
Mainly hazardous, flammable and/or toxic

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 Parameters of API 682

Parameters Details

Pressure (G) 0 … 40 bar

Temperature -40 °C … +400 °C

Shaft size From 20 … 110 mm

Seals Pusher and bellows, single and dual seals,

wet and gas-lubricated, contacting and non-contacting
Seal qualification Test procedures and documentation

Supply systems Piping plans, instrumentation, accessories

Scope New equipment, spare parts

and equipment in upgrade projects
Equipment / Centrifugal as well as rotary:
standards API 610, ISO 3069, ASME B73.1, B73.2 and API 676
Industries Petroleum, natural gas and chemical

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 Objectives and category details

Two points are stated as Objectives: The Category

classifies the intended use and the operating range for:
 Seal chamber dimensions referring to pump standards
 Seal qualification testing and scope of documentation

Service time Leakage Category 1 Category 2/3

For all seals  The demands of local  -40 °C … +260 °C  -40 °C … +400 °C
emission regulations  0 … 20 barg  0 … 40 barg
 Minimum
have to be met  Seal chamber in acc.  Seal chamber in acc. with
25,000 hours life without
with ASME B73.1 / B73.2 ISO13709
replacement Or
 The emissions have to  Typical chemical or utility  Typical refinery
For containment seals
applications applications
(backup seals) be below 1,000 ppm
 Min. 25,000 hours life at a (EPA Method 21)  -40 °C … +400 °C
 0 … 40 barg
pressure in containment
 Seal chamber in acc. with
chamber ≤0.7 barg
ISO 13709
 Min. 8 hours life span at
full seal chamber Most rigorous seal tests and
conditions (in case of documentation
inboard seal failure)  Heavy duty refinery
applications and machines

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 Arrangements, Configurations, Seal Types

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 Arrangements, Configurations, Seal Types
Arrangement Configuration Seal type Spring position

1 1CW-FX A Rotating
Contacting Wet – Fixed throttle bushing Seal face surface speed
Single seal cartridge Balanced pusher seal
<23 m/s (75 ft/s)
 Distributed flush system Temperature: -40 °C ... +176 °C (-40 °F ... +350 °F)
1CW-FL Gauge pressure: 20 bar (300 PSI) / 40 bar (600
Contacting Wet – Floating throttle bushing PSI) Stationary
Multiple springs: Alloy C-276 or Alloy C-4 Seal face surface speed
Single spring: SS 316 <23 m/s (75 ft/s)
2 2CW-CW O-Rings: FKM or FFKM
Contacting Wet – Contacting Wet NBR, HNBR, EPM, EPDM,
Dual seal cartridge TFE ...
 Internal reverse balance 2CW-CS B Rotating
feature Contacting Wet – Containment Seal
 Distributed flush system Metal bellows seal with O-Rings Stationary
(non-contacting or contacting CS)
(if possible) Temperature: -40 °C ... +176 °C (-40 °F ... +350 °F)
 Fixed carbon throttle bushing Gauge pressure: 20 bar (300 PSI)
2NC-CS Metal bellows: Alloy C-276, Alloy 718
Non-Contacting– Containment Seal O-Rings: FKM or FFKM
(non-contacting or contacting CS) NBR, HNBR, EPM, EPDM,
TFE ...
3 3CW-FB C Rotating
Contacting Wet – Face-to-Back Metal bellows seal with flexible graphite
Dual seal cartridge Stationary
Temperature: -40 °C ... +400 °C (-40 °F ... +750 °F)
Gauge pressure: 20 bar (300 PSI)
3CW-BB
 Metal bellows: Alloy 718
Internal reverse balance Contacting Wet – Back-to-Back For arrangement 2 and Arrangement 3
Secondary seal: Flexible graphite
feature the seal types can be mixed across
 Fixed carbon throttle bushing configurations (see note of 4.1.3)
 Flush connection to process 3CW-FF ES
side Contacting Wet – Face-to-Face Totally engineered sealing system
Temperature: <-40 °C or >+260 °C
(<-40 °F or <+500 °F) (Category 1)
3NC-BB
<-40 °C or >+400 °C Default configuration (Clause 4.3)
Non-Contacting – Back-to-Back (<-40 °F or <+750 °F) (Category 2/3)
Gauge pressure: >20 bar (300 PSI) (Category 1)
3NC-FF >40 bar (600 PSI) (Category 2/3)
Optional configuration (Clause 6.1.1.2)
Surface speed: >23 m/s (75 ft/s)
Non-Contacting – Face-to-Face
Shaft diameter: <20 (0.75 inch) or >110 mm (4.3
inch)
Gas Wet 3NC-FB Media: Optional design feature (Clause 6.1.1.2)
Highly corrosive fluids for which the specified materials are not suitable, fluids
Non-Contacting – Face-to-Back
with absolute vapor pressures > 34 bar (493 PSI), anstable liquid properties
(e.g. multiphase, non-Newtonian), high viscosity or pour point above or within
20 °C (36°F) of minimum ambient temperature. Click on yellow marked areas for more

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 Mechanical seal terminology in acc. with API 682 4th edition
Gland plate
Piping connection/
port

Outer seal

Inner seal Setting device

Drive-collar
Shaft-to-sleeve sealing
with set screws
(static secondary seal)

Seal sleeve

Flexible element

(Fixed) throttle bushing

Seal ring Static secondary seal

Mating ring
Internal circulating device Dynamic secondary seal

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 From
3rd to 4th edition:
The most significant
changes

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 Significant changes for mechanical seals

1 Clause 4.1.2. 5 Clause 6.1.2.14.1/2

2 2 2
Revised operation limits for seal Pressures
categories Min. seal chamber pressure =
Category 1: -40° ... +260° Atm. +0.35 bar (5PSI)
1
(-40°F ... +500°F), 20 bar (300 PSI) Min. vapor pressure margin =
Category 2/3: -40° ... +400° 3.5 bar (50 PSI),
(-40°F ... +750°F), 40 bar (600 PSI) respectively pseal chamber >1.3 x pvapor/fluid
If required.
7 3 7 6

4 2 Clause 6.1.2.18.1 6 Clause 6.1.2.6c

Connection plugs for shipment First point of contact
Red plastic plugs at threaded First point of radial contact by a metal
connections with warning tag. component should not be at the seal
faces.
5

3 Clause 6.1.2.6 7 Clause 3.1.29

Clearances Engineered seals
2 2 Newly defined clearances between Engineered seals are not required to
rotary and stationary parts. meet any of the design or testing
requirements of API 682.

4 Clause 6.1.3.12/13 and Annex F.4

Drive collar set screws
Additional design requirements and
reference data.

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 Mechanical seals

Clause 7.1.2.6 Clause 4.1.3

Quench baffle Seal type mixing
Also for Type C seals with rotating metal bellows and for Arrangement 1 For Arrangement 2/3 seal types can be mixed
if steam quench. e.g., inboard Type C + outboard Type A.

Clause 7.1.2.3 Annex A.4

Segment bushing Alternate method for arrangement selection
A segmented carbon bushing shall be used for Plan 66A as well as for Plan 66B. Using MSDS and GHS (globally harmonized system) hazard classification.

Clause 7.3.1.2 Annex D.2

Special service conditions to be considered for Arrangement 3 New seal code
Seal (Category, Arrangement, Type)
In static operation, seal should work Design option (containment device, inboard and outboard secondary seal
 at rated process pressure when barrier pressure is lost. material, inboard and outboard face material)
 at rated barrier pressure when process pressure is atmospheric. Shaft size, Piping plans

In dynamic operation, seal should work for an agreed period with loss of barrier Example: 23C/B-XR/IN-050-11/53A/62
pressure.

If requested, in continuous operation seal to work

 at rated process pressure when barrier pressure is lost.
 at rated barrier pressure when process pressure is atmospheric.

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 Seal supply systems – new piping plans

Plan 03 Plan 55 Plan 65A Plan 65B Plan 66A Plan 66B Plan 99
Annex G.5 Annex G.22 Annex G.25 Annex G.26 Annex G.27 Annex G.28 Annex G.34
Taper bore External buffer Leakage detection Leakage detection Leakage limiting Leakage limiting Engineered piping
liquid system and collection and collection and monitoring and monitoring plan not defined by
other existing
plans.

Circulation between Unpressurized Atmospheric leakage Atmospheric leakage Throttle bushings in An orifice plug in the
the seal chamber and external buffer fluid collection and alarm collection and the seal gland drain port minimizes
the pump created by system supplying system for detection system for minimize the seal the seal leakage
the design of the seal clean buffer liquid condensing leakage. condensing leakage. leakage leaving the leaving the seal
chamber. Flush for the outer seal of Failure of the seal will Failure of the seal will seal gland and allow gland and allows for
connections plugged. an Arrangement 2 be detected by an be detected by a for detection of a detection of a seal
unpressurized dual excessive flow rate cumulative leakage seal failure by an failure by an alarm of
seal. Buffer liquid is into the leakage into the system. alarm of the the monitoring
circulated by an collection system. monitoring pressure pressure transmitter.
external pump or transmitter.
pressure system.

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 Important modifications to Plan 53B

Annex G.19 Clause 8.3.6.3.4

Barrier fluid system pressurized Pressure alarm with temperature bias
by Temperature transmitters shall be provided to measure the
temperature on the gas side of the bladder accumulator to
a bladder accumulator supplying compensate for fluctuation of ambient temperature.
clean liquid for an Arrangement 3
pressurized dual seal.
F 3.3
Accumulator calculations
Item Description Guidelines for accumulator sizing calculations are now available.

1 Make-up barrier liquid

2 Bladder accumulator
3 Bladder charge connection Clause 8.3.6.3.7
4 Flush (F)
Name plate indicating pre-charging
5 Liquid barrier OUT (LBO) pressure values to be fixed on the accumulator
Seal chamber details 6 Liquid barrier IN (LBI)
(Example seal: EagleBurgmann H75A4-T) 7 Seal chamber
8 Vent
9 Barrier fluid drain
10 Valve for checking accumulator
bladder integrity
TIT Temperature transmitter with local
indicator
PI Pressure indicator
PIT Pressure transmitter with local indicator
TI Temperature indicator

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 Seal supply systems – changes for piping plans

For all piping plans For Plan 53A, 53B and 53C

Clause 9.1.7 and 9.1.8 Clause 8.3.6.1.6

Instruments in contact with buffer/barrier/flush medium shall be suitable for 100 °C (212 °F). Refill frequency Plan 53 accumulator and reservoir designs
If specified, should be suitable for MAWT of pump. shall achieve a refill frequency of greater than 28 days.

Clause 9.5.1.1 and 9.5.3

For Plans 72 and 74
Transmitters shall be used instead of switches. Level transmitters shall be hydrostatic.
Clause 8.2.12
Clause 8.4.1 / note 1 Welding
Only butt welded joints are permitted.
For high discharge pressure pumps, seal chamber pressure can exceed MAWP of seal,
a pressure relief valve in the suction piping of the pump to be considered.

Clause 8.3.6.1.10
Barrier fluid pressure
Typical pressure margin between seal chamber pressure and barrier fluid
pressure = min. 1.4 barg (20 PSIG).

Clause 8.2.12
Minimum pipe or tube wall thickness
For welded piping and tubing minimum wall thickness shall be 2.5 mm (0.1 inch).

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 New seal coding system

Mechanical seal Design options Size Plans

Category Arrangement Type Containment device Secondary seal material Face material Shaft size Piping plan
P: Plain gland I: FFKM (Inner position) N: Carbon/RBSiC
2 2 A 080 11/52/62
1 1 A P: Plain gland for F: FKM (Outer position) M: Carbon/Nickel Three digits, rounded Listed in numerial order, separated
2 2 B Arrangement 2 and 3 G: PTFE bounded tungsten up to the next whole by a forward slash
3 3 C L: Floating throttle bushing H: Nitrile N: Carbon/RBSiC millimeter
for Arrangement 1, I: FFKM O: RBSiC/Nickel
Category 1, 2, 3 R: Flexible graphite bounded tungsten Examples:
F: Fixed throttle bushing for X: Unspecified P: RBSiC/RBSiC 25.00 mm: 025
Arrangement 1, Q: SSiC/SSiC 25.25 mm: 026 01 51 61 99
Category 1 R: Carbon/SSiC 25.90 mm: 026
02 52 62
C: Containment seal for S: Graphite loaded RBSiC/
2CW-CS, 2NC-CS RBSiC XXX: Unspecified 03 53A 65A
S: Floating, segmented T: Graphite loaded RBSiC/
11 53B 65B
carbon bushing SSiC
X: Unspecified X: Unspecified 12 53C 66A
Dual seal with
13 54 66B
different seal
types in the inner Dual seal with different Dual seal with different face 14 55
and outer secondary seal materials at the materials at the inner and outer 21 71
position: inner and outer position: position:
22 72
Inner type/ Inner material/Outer material
Outer type e.g. I/F Inner material/Outer material 23 74
e.g. C/B e.g. P/N 31 75
32 76
41

Example: seal designation 22A-PI/FN-080-11/52/62

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 Seal qualification test

Each seal or system shall be suitably tested prior

to its market availability.

API’s intent is not to test every seal size in all fluids,

but to qualify the overall design.

Seal qualification tests procedures are specified for:

 Single seals and dual seals with buffer or barrier fluid

 Containment seals
 Gas barrier seals

Category Seal balance diameter Face material mating Seal type Flexible element

38 … 75 mm
1 Carbon/SSiC
>75 … <127 mm A
Carbon/RBSiC Rotary
B
2 50 … 75 mm SSiC/SSiC Stationary
C
3 100 … 127 mm RBSiC/RBSiC

Arrangement 1: 1CW-FX, 1CW-FL

Arrangement 2: 2CW-CW, 2CW-CS, 2NC-CS
Arrangement 3: 3CW-FB, 3CW-BB, 3CW-FF, 3NC-BB, 3NC-FB, 3NC-FF

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 API Seals and supply systems

Mechanical seals
Category Category 2 and 3 Category 1

Configuration 1CW-FL 2CW-CW 2CW-CS 2NC-CS 3CW-FB 1CW-FX 2CW-CW 2NC-CS 3CW-FB 3NC-BB
H75VA4-S H75A4-T H75A4-C H75A4-T APItex-S APItex-T H75LG4-C APItex-T CGSH-KD
H75LG4-C
LL9UC LL9DTUU LL9DTUE LL9DTUU
Seal Type A
LEK777 Rotating Stationary
LL9DJUU LL9DJUE LL9DJUU
SH
Seal supply systems
Seal Type B LY9SA LY9DTSS LY9DTSS
API Piping plan EagleBurgmann product
MBS682 MBS682-PTA MBS682-PTA WEF6 Water cooler
Plan 21 (22), 23, 41 WEL6 Air cooler
Seal Type C
LY9TC LY9DZTT LY9DZTT SPT6 Temperature indicator
Plan 31, 41 ZYA6 Cyclone separator
Plan 32 SPX6 Flush unit
Configuration 3CW-BB 3CW-FF 3NC-FB 3NC-BB 3NC-FF Plan 52, 53A TSA6 Barrier/buffer fluid system
TSB6 Barrier/buffer fluid system
H75A4-B Plan 53B SPB6 Barrier fluid system
CGSH-KD
LL9DKUU Plan 53C SPC6 Barrier fluid system
Seal Type A GSS6000 Gas supply system
Plan 72
LL9DSUU HRGS-DD GSS6001 Gas supply system
RGS-D Plan 74
SH-D LNF992 LSC6 Leakage collection reservoir
Plan 75
Plan 51 QFT6 Quench system
Seal Type B LY9DZSS
Plan 65A LSA6 Leakage collection reservoir
LSB6 Leakage collection reservoir
Plan 65B
MBS682P-D
SPP6 Leakage detection system
Seal Type C Plan 66A, 66B 76
LY9DSTT Engineered
Plan 54, 55 62 99

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