We offer mechanical seal support system as kits and assemblies that are easy to install and are backed by The Swagelok Limited Lifetime Warranty. Our seal support systems are available in various American Petroleum Institute (API) plan configurations and are assembled according to industry best practices as detailed in the fourth edition of the API 682: Pumps—Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps standard.
Swagelok mechanical seal support kits and assemblies feature standard designs that include the minimum arrangement of components as specified by API 682. We avoid pipe threads and limit the number of connections wherever possible when building seal support systems, minimizing potential for costly leaks.
Swagelok Seal Support Systems supply either a gas or a liquid to a mechanical seal to regulate the environment in which the seal operates, protecting rotating equipment from damage. These systems provide lubrication to seal faces, control pressure and temperature in the seal chamber and seal, flush the seal of contamination and/or residue build up, and prevent system process fluid from leaking to atmosphere.
Seal plan kits are a collection of components used to connect the seal support plan to the pump. Each kit contains everything needed for proper installation, including an engineered drawing, making it simple to standardize how plans are connected to the pump during turnarounds or other projects. Kits also adhere to API best practices by showing technicians where to bend tubing to eliminate potential leak points through the reduction of elbow fittings and pipe threads.
Kits include all components needed to complete the plan:
Seal plan assemblies are panels, seal pots, or skid systems that comprise the majority of the API seal support plans. The seal plan assembly ordering numbering structure allows users to select a variety of configurations and additional system components to meet specific site or application requirements. Options and configurations not listed in the ordering numbering structure are also available. Seal plan assemblies can be ordered alone or with the associated field installation kit to provide a standard installation for site personnel.
Explore Swagelok between seal plans and process side plans available as seal plan assemblies:
Starting with a phone or face-to-face conversation with our team, we gather information about your application, seal chamber conditions (flow, temperature, pressure, etc), location of mechanical seals, maintenance routines, tubing runs, and other data.
Our Swagelok-certified technicians handle the fabrication; Swagelok assembly certification involves producing dozens of samples, each of which is inspected by Swagelok manufacturing engineers and put through testing.
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