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5 Tandem Sealing Systems for Supply Tanks
Pre-engineeredandassembledforsafe,reliablehandlingoftoxic,ammable,
carcinogenic,orotherreactiveorganiccompounds. Atandemsealconguration
isusedwhenaback-upsafetysealisrequired,usuallyincriticalprocesspumps.
Buttandemsealarrangementsproduceweepageacrossthefaceoftheprimary
seal.Whenpumpingahazardousuid,thisweepageshouldnotbeventedto
theatmosphere.Containmentanddisposalmustbeasafe,controlledprocess.
Flowserve’ssupplytankwiththetandemsealingsystem(TSS)istheidealsolu-
tion.
Operation
Duringnormaloperationof
thetandemsealingsystem,
potentiallyhazardoussealweep-
ageisventedtoasafedisposal.
Intheeventofaprimarysealleak
orfailure,asthesecondaryseal
takesover,pressurebuildsup
acrosstheoriceatthetopofthe
supplytankassembly.Thisbuildup
isthendetectedbythepressure
switchwhichactivatesanalarm.
Asignalfromthepressureswitch
alsoclosestheventsolenoidvalve
toisolatethehazardousvaporow
untilorderlyprocessshutdownand
maintenancecanbeperformed.
(SeeFigure3)Includedinthe
tandemsealingsystemoptionare
apressuregage,pressureswitch,
solenoidvalve,globevalves,ar-
moredlevelgage,andorice.
Models available
Supplytankmodelsforusewith
tandemsealingsystemsaremade
fromheavyduty304stainlesssteel
withpressureratingsof400psig
(2760kPa)or900psig(6200kPa),
andfromcarbonsteelwitharating
of900psig(6200kPa).Orderwith
orwithoutcoolingcoils.
Plan 52 Supply Tank
Figure4
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