Will the mechanical seal cooling water (softened water) enter the medium inside the pump?
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Will the mechanical seal cooling water (softened water) enter the medium inside the pump?
This post was last edited by zdl1966 on 2015-10-18 at 19:37. There are two types of cooling for mechanical seals: one type is in contact with the sealing surface and is known as mechanical seal water, which comes from the medium being transported or from an external source (flush water); if the mechanical seal leaks, these fluids may contaminate each other. Another type is one that does not come into contact with the sealing surface; it is called mechanical seal cooling water. It is an external fluid that has its own separate circulation system, and its purpose is to cool the seal gland. Generally, there is no leakage between this fluid and the other fluids, unless the gland ruptures.
It generally does not enter the medium, unless under abnormal conditions such as leaks in the cooler tubes occur
That won’t happen. Since it’s machine seal cooling water, it definitely flows through the jacket; it generally doesn’t come into direct contact with the sealing surface, so there’s no need to worry about this issue.
No, the cooling water flows through the machine seal gland, so there won’t be any problems with that. Cooling of the mechanical seal friction pair is generally done using the same medium as that used in the process; it is usually taken from the pump’s inlet and outlet, and even in the event of a leak, it will not contaminate the process medium