English (GB) Installation and operating instructions
Original installation and operating instructions.
CONTENTS
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1.Symbols used in this document
2.General information
3.Product description
4.Applications
5.Operating conditions
5.1Flushing fluid
6.Installation
6.1Flushing fluid connection
6.2Flushing system
7.Start-up
8.Maintenance
9.Operation
9.1Periods of inactivity and frost protection
10.Service
10.1 Service kits and s ervic e inst ruc tions
11.Disposal
Warning
Before beginning installation procedures, these
installation and operating instructions should be
studied carefully. The installation and operation
should also be in ac corda nce with lo cal
regulations and accepted codes of good practice.
1. Symbols used in this document
Warning
If these safety instructions are not observed,
it may result in personal injury!
If these safety instructions are not observed,
it may result in malfunction or damage to the
equipment!
Notes or instruct ions that make th e j ob eas ier
and ensure safe ope ratio n.
2. General information
These installation an d o perating instructions are a supplement to
installation and o pe rating instructions for NK, NKG.
3. Product description
This type of double se al con sists of tw o sha ft seals m ount ed in a
tandem arrangement in a separate seal chamber or of a cartridge
seal.
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Fig. 1 Tandem seal arrangement consisting of two shaft
seals
Pos.Description
1Primary shaft seal
2Secondary sh aft seal
3Seal chamber, containing flushing flu id
Pumps with a tandem shaft se al arra ng emen t req uire a flus h ing
system providing the cor rect f lushi ng flui d to the seal cham ber.
The pressure in the s eal cha mber/ cartr idge se al must be lower
than the pumped liquid pr ess ure. Conse quently, a small quantity
of the pumped liquid will seep throug h the prima ry shaft seal and
be mixed with the flushing fluid. The pumped liquid leaking via the
primary seal will be flushed away b y the flushin g fluid.
As the primary shaft seal is in contact with liquid on both sides,
there is no evaporation z one in t he sea l gap. This pr events bu ildup of crystallising depos its on the se al faces of the prima ry sh aft
seal. Deposits might otherwise lead to a failing primary shaft seal.
In hot applications, the f lush ing flu id additi onal ly rem oves heat
from the system both d uri ng oper ation an d stand still , and th us
cools the seal face s of the s haft seal.
4. Applications
The tandem shaft seal is the op tim um so lutio n in the se ca se s:
• The pump is pumping c rystallising liquids, e. g. a caustic soda
solution. Build-up of crystals on the atmos pheri c side will be
avoided.
• Lubrication and co oling of shaft s eals is necess ary d uri ng
standstill.
• Monitoring of the leakage rate from the primary shaft seal is
required.
• Prevention of air ingre ss f rom the atm osph eri c side is
necessary (for liquids which react with atmospheric oxygen).
• The pump is o per at in g w it h a n ega t ive in le t pr es su re (v ac uu m)
of 0 - 0.69 bar compared to the p ress ure in th e flus hing
chamber.
In this case the flushing fluid will provide the lubricating film for
the primary shaft seal.
The tandem seal arrange ment can handle a pumpe d liq uid
temperature up to 140 °C.
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5. Operating conditions
Caution
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The operating condition s stated in the ins tallation a nd o peratin g
instructions for N K, N KG p umps als o appl y for tandem shaft se al
pumps.
5.1 Flushing fluid
The flushing fluid must be clean.
The flushing fluid should be selected according
to the application and must not chemically attack
the materials of th e p ump an d the s haf t se al.
The flushing fluid must have a high boiling point, good lubricating
and heat transmiss ion pro pert ies.
The flushing-fluid f low sh ould als o be m atch ed to the applic atio n
(recommended fl ow rate 2 5-200 l/h).
Warning
Never connect the flushing-fluid supply directly
to the public water supply system. Local
regulations must be observed.
It is possible to connect the seal chamber/cartridge seal to a
separate flushing-fluid tank. In such cases, the manufacturer’s
installation and o perating instructi ons must be observed.
5.1.1 Maximum flushing-fluid pressure and temperature
The pressure of the flushin g fluid mu st alway s be lo we r tha n the
pressure of the pu mped liquid.
The maximum per miss ible tem pe rature of the f lushi ng flui d
depends on the rubbe r mat eria l of the s econd ary s haft sea l.
Max. permissible t empera tur e of
Shaft seal
EPDM+120
FFKM+140
FKM+90
FXM+140
HNBR+90
These values apply to wate r as flus hing f luid. I f other flushin g
fluids are used, co ntact Gr undf os fo r the max. pe rmis si ble
temperature of the flus hing fl uid.
5.1.2 Flushing fluid evaporation point
The tandem shaft seal arra ng emen t can handle a pump ed liq uid
temperature up to 140 °C . In ord er to ens ure prop er liqu id
lubrication in the the seal gap, it is very important that the
evaporation point of the flushin g flui d is at least 10 -15 °C hig he r
than the temperatur e of the p umpe d liq uid.
the flushing fluid
[°C]
6. Installation
6.1 Flushing fluid con nect ion
6.1.1 Tandem seal arrangement with two separate shaft seals
in a seal chamber
Fig. 2 Tandem seal arrange ment with two s eparat e shaft
Pos.Description
In this tandem shaft seal a rrang emen t, th e seal c hamb er has
three connection s. See f ig. 2 and fig. 3. Pos . 1 leads t o th e
pumped liquid si de of t h e s haft seal, and pos. 2 and 3 lead to th e
seal chamber. All connectio ns areclose to the seal faces of the
shaft seals.
Connections
Fig. 3 Flow direction of f lushin g liquid
seals in a seal cham ber
AVent screw for pump ed liqui d
1Primary shaft seal pipe connection -3/8"
Secondary shaft se al pipe c onnec tion with ven t screw
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for venting of se al cha mber -3 /8"
3Secondary shaft seal pip e conn ect ion -3/8 "
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Dead-end solut ions (s ee 6. 2 Flushing system)
Use only connection 3 as inlet and 2 for venting .
Connection 1 must be p lugged .
Circulating solutions (see 6.2 Flushing system)
Use connection 3 as inle t and 2 as outlet. The flushin g fluid
lubricates and cools t he sec onda ry sh aft se al.
Connection 1 must be p lugged .
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3/8" outlet
3/8" inlet
3/8" inlet
Separate circulation/cooling of primary shaft seal
Use connection 1. A p ipe can be fitt ed bet ween the pu mp
discharge and conn ec ti on 1. Alt ernatively, an external supply can
be fitted to connec tion 1 .
Circulation or cooling of the primary seal is commonly used in the
following situations:
• to avoid accumulation of particles in the sea l face ar ea
• to increase the pres sur e in the seal fac e a rea re sult ing in a
higher evaporatio n point
• to vent the shaft seal area in order to avoid dry running
• to provide cooling of th e shaft seal. (The f rictio n be tween t he
seal faces results in a temperature increase of 10-20 °C above
the pumped liquid temperature. In this case t he pumped liquid
itself can provide cooling) .
6.1.2 Tandem seal arrangement with cartridge seal
Fig. 4 Tandem seal arrangement with cartridge seal
Pos.Description
AVent screw for pumped liquid
1Cartridge seal inlet pipe connection -3/8"
2Cartridg e seal o utlet pipe c onnec tion s -3/8"
6.2 Flushing system
Typically, one of these methods of connecting the flushing fluid to
the pump is used:
• circulation from a res ervo ir, see sectio n 6.2. 1
• dead end connectio n fro m a re serv oir, see section 6.2.2
• external flushing fluid sy stem , see sect ion 6.2. 3.
Common for these flus hing s oluti ons is that the p ress ure in the
seal chamber is lower than the pressure of the pumped liquid
around the shaft seal.
The flushing fluid acts as lubricat ion an d coolin g for the
secondary seal a nd kee ps a liquid p hase f or th e prim ary se al in
the seal chamber.
6.2.1 Circulation from a reservoir
Standard shaft seals: The seal chamb er is conn ec ted to a
reservoir by me ans of two pipe s.
Both the primary and secondary shaft s eal generates heat dur ing
operation. This heat ener gy is tr ansf erre d to the flushing fluid .
Due to natural circulation, the heated flushing fluid rises from the
seal chamber to th e res ervo ir wher e it co ols do wn. Th e co oleddown flushing fluid r eturns to the s eal ch ambe r, lubricates and
cools the seal faces.
After a period of time the f lushin g fl uid in th e re se rvoir must be
replaced due to contami natio n fro m the pu mp ed liqui d.
Fig. 5 Tandem seal arrangement with circulating flushing
fluid
Circulation to a reservoir can also be forced by a separate pump.
Cartridge seal: A cartridge seal is connec ted to a reser vo ir by
means of two pipe s.
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An internal pumping func tion in the sha ft seal pro vi des sufficie nt
circulation of the flus hing f luid to co ol an d lubri cate t he sea l.
The cartridge s ea l is self venting.
After a period of time the f lushin g fluid in the reser voir mu st be
replaced due to conta minatio n fro m the pu mp ed liquid .
6.2.2 Dead-end connection from a reservoir
Standard shaft seals: The seal c hamb er is c onnec ted to a
reservoir by me ans of a sing le p ipe.
The flushing fluid lubr ica tes th e seal fa ce s, but cools them les s
than in the case of cir culatio n. Afte r a peri od o f time the flus hing
fluid in the reservoir m ust be rep laced due to contamin ation from
the pumped liquid.
Fig. 6 Tandem seal arrangeme nt with a de ad-en d flushin g-
liquid supply
The flushing fluid enters the seal chamber via a pipe from an
elevated reservoir.
No heat is dissipated from the syst em.
Cartridge seal: A cartridge seal is not for use wit h a dead -end
connection.
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6.2.3 External flushing fluid systems
Note
Caution
Caution
3/8" outlet
3/8" inlet
Subject to alterations.
Standard shaft seals: The flushing fluid flush es the s eal
chamber and is led to a drain . The f lushin g flui d cools and
lubricates the seal faces effectively.
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Fig. 7 Tandem seal arrang em ent with flushing fluid being led
away to a drain
The pumped liquid leak ing th roug h the p rimary seal is washe d
away to the drain by the f lushi ng flui d.
For external flushi ng flu id syst ems not e th ese co ndit ions:
• The flow rate of the flushing fluid sho uld m at c h the application
(recommended flow rate 25-200 l/h. A temperature increase of
20 °C of the flushing fluid co uld also be u sed as a contr ol
parameter).
• The pressure of the flu sh ing flu id mus t alway s be low er than
the pressure of the pum ped liquid.
Cartridge seal: Th e flushin g fluid flushes the cartrid ge sea l and
is led to a drain. If the external flushing fluid inlet pressure drops,
the internal pumpin g funct ion of t he car tridge seal provide s
sufficient circulation of t he flus hin g fluid to cool an d lub rica te the
seal faces. The cartridge seal is self venting.
The flushing fluid supply must never be
connected directly to the public water supply
system. Local regulations must be observed.
7. Start-up
See also installation a nd o peratin g inst ruct ions for the standa rd
pump.
Before start-up , the s eal cha mbe r/cartr id ge se al
and the pump must be completely filled with
liquid and vented.
1. Connect the inlet and outlet of the seal chamber/cartridge seal
by means of a suitable pi pe o r hose conne ctio n.
See figures 2 and 4.
2. Start the pump, and check the direc tion o f rotation.
See the correct direction of rotation on the motor fan cover.
The seal chamber/cartridge seal must always be
filled with flushing fluid during operation.
Dry-running will destroy the shaft seal.
8. Maintenance
See installation and operating instruction s for NK , NKG pum ps.
9. Operation
To ensure optimum function and performance, make sure that the
flow of flushing fluid is alw ays suffic ient, a nd check that the
elevated tank never runs dry of flushing fluid.
Depending on the pump ed liquid, the quali ty of t he flush ing fl uid
must be checked at regular intervals to ensure optimum
operation.
9.1 Periods of inactivit y an d f rost p ro tection
Warning
Pay attention to the directions of the vent holes,
and take care to ensu re th at t he es capi ng liqu id
does not cause injury to persons or damage to
the motor or other components.
When handling hot or hazardous liquids, special
attention should be paid to the risk of injury
caused by scalding hot liquid or hazardous
liquid.
Local safety regul ation s mus t be obs erved.
Pump
For general guidelines, see installation and operating instructions
for NK, NKG pumps.
Seal chamber
Unscrew the two conn ection s (pos . 2 an d 3, fig. 2) .
The lower flushing-liqu id c onnec tion fu nction s a s drain .
Cartridge seal
1. Unscrew the conn ect ions for flushin g fluid (pos. 1 and 2,
fig. 4).
2. Empty the cartridg e seal . Th is can be done in two ways :
• Blow out remaining liquid by mean s of an air gu n or a s imilar
device. The pres sur e mus t not ex ceed the pr ess ure ra ting o f
the cartridge seal.
• Flush the cartridge seal by means of a glycol-water solution, if
applicable for the application. The pressure must not exceed
the pressure rating of the cartridge seal.
10. Service
When ordering spare parts, alway s state the pump namep late
data to ensure that the cor rect parts are de livere d.
If Grundfos is reques ted to serv ice t he pum p, Gr undf os mu st b e
contacted with details about the pump ed liquid , etc. befor e the
pump is returned for service. Otherwise Grundfos can refuse to
accept the pump for se rvic e.
10.1 Service kits and service instr uctio ns
See www.grundfos.com (WebC APS) , W inCAP S or Serv ice K it
Catalogue.
11. Disposal
This product or parts of it must b e dis pose d of in an
environmentally sou nd way :
1. Use the public or priva te wast e coll ection s ervi ce.
2. If this is not poss ible, con tact the ne ares t Grun dfos c ompany
or service workshop.
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