3 piping – Flowserve X-200 User Manual
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3 Piping
3.1 Pipe a product bypass flush from the pump discharge to the
X-200 seal flush port,
a
Figure 7. To maximize seal life,
Flowserve recommends that a product bypass flush be used
whenever possible with a X-200 seal installed in conventional
stuffing box. A bypass flush is not necessary when an enlarged
tapered or cylindrical seal chamber is used. If a bypass flush is
not used, plug the flush port
a
.
3.2 Taps
b
and
c
in the gland are buffer / barrier fluid inlet and
outlet ports. Which is the inlet port depends on the direction of
shaft rotation.
Shaft Rotation from Exposed End of Gland
Figure 7
Clockwise Rotation (CW)
(most ANSI pumps)
Inlet
Port
c
Outlet
Port
b
Counterclockwise Rotation (CCW)
Inlet
Port
b
Outlet
Port
c
b
a
c
b
a
c
CCW
Rotation
CW
Rotation