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Compressor Mechanical Seals
Table 10.2 provides information on problems with single units, as well as double and tandem seal
units.
Table 10.2 Troubleshooting for Gearbox and Compressor
Trouble
Possible Cause
Investigative/Corrective Action
Leakage around the seal suddenly
increases
The system is operating at a low flow
rate or a low inlet pressure, causing
vibration of the high-speed shaft,
bouncing on the face of the seal, and
chipping on the nose of the carbon
seal.
Make sure that the compressor always
operates above the specified minimum
flow rate and/or inlet pressure.
The action of the stationary face
spring on the seal is rough and sticky
If contamination in the process gas
(from entrained solids) causes a sticky
seal, there may be need for a seal
flush, double seals, or tandem seals.
The seal is worn or damaged.
Disassemble the seal and rebuild or
replace it by the instructions in Section
5.
The wear pattern on the rotating faces
of the seal is not uniform.
Lightly lap the surfaces on the shaft
sleeve and the impeller hub that
contact the rotating face of the seal, to
remove high spots. Install new seal
faces. Do not remove more than 0.005
in. (0.12mm) from any surface.
The rotating face of the seal is
cracked or broken. This may have
been caused by damage at the
assembly or by heating due to lack of
leakage (cooling) past the seal.
Make sure that the system operates
above the specified minimum flow rate
at all times.
Check the seal environment to make
sure that there is a leakage path of
process or buffer fluid across the
compressor seal(s) and that there is a
differential across the seal(s) to force
this leakage. Replace the damaged
seal.
The seal faces, seal parts, or o-rings
have become chemically attached.
Investigate the properties of the
process gas, and replace the
components with chemically resistant
materials.
The seal on a low-temperature
compressor is icing, or there is heavy
condensation on the atmospheric side
of the seal.
Purge the atmospheric side of the seal
with dry nitrogen gas.
Summary of Contents for LMC 341F
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Page 69: ...65 SINGLE SEAL ARRANGEMENT ...
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Page 75: ...71 PHOENIX GEARBOX MODULE DRAWING GB01AY01 ...
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