Circpac HP Flow Solutions Division

Balanced floating carbon ring design

High pressure capability Circpac HP is an engineered segmented circumferential gas
Deep hydropad grooves seal for gas compressors with higher pressure capability than
Minimize contact loads and wear
Narrow ring clearance typical circumferential seals. Pressure balanced ring designs
Provides lower leakage than fixed and hydrodynamic surface features provide low gas
clearance seals
Precision joint technology consumption and long life in a variety of ring configurations.
Low joint bypass leakage
Anti-fouling in bearing oil, solids,
or process contaminants
Modular ring units
Zero emissions barrier
Tandem staging
Product flush
Bearing protection
Pressure reversal containment
Over-pressure emergency backup
Varieties of porting
Simplified control system
requirements
Compared to fixed clearance seals,
control by constant pressure
instead of constant flow
Various barrier gases provide zero
emissions without contamination
Cartridge seal assembly
One piece unit reduces downtime and
eliminates delicate part handling
Package fits into narrow radial spaces
originally designed for labyrinths or liquid seals
Optional split housing avoids equipment
teardown
Economical alternative to liquid
seals and clearance seals
Low total life cycle costs
Energy savings
No process contamination
Lower gas consumption
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 Typical Operating Parameters Sample Ring Configurations
Pressure: Vacuum to 150 psi (10 bar) Any ring combination can be arranged in a Cirpac HP to
Temperature: -40 to 350° F (-40 to 177° C) meet specific application requirements. Additional
Speed: 0 to 300 fps (91 m/s) features such as labyrinths, face seals, pressure sensing
Size: 1.000" to 11.000" (25 to 280 mm) ports, and purge/vent/drain ports are also available.
* Contact Flowserve for extended conditions. Single

Typical Materials
Ring: Special grade carbon
Housing: Stainless Steel or NACE compliant
Sleeve: NACE compliant with hard coating Tandem Double
Elastomers: Fluoroelastomer,
Perfluoroelastomer
* Other materials available as required.

Double with Purge and Vent

Control Panels
A properly engineered control panel provides
the right environment for successful operation
of a Circpac HP compressor gas seal. Panels
distribute filtered buffer and barrier gas with Dual Double with Vent
pressure control and flow monitoring.
Flowserve offers standard configurations that Dimensional Data
provide reliable, economical support for gas Inch Dimensions mm Dimensions
seals and will custom engineer panels to meet D0 D1 D2 L1 L2 D0 D1 D2 L1 L2
nom min min min min nom min min min min
customer specifications. 3.000 3.400 4.400 1.500 0.625 75 85 112 38 16
3.250 3.650 4.650 1.500 0.625 80 90 118 38 16
3.500 3.900 4.900 1.500 0.625 90 100 124 38 16
Dimensional Data 3.750 4.150 5.150 1.500 0.625 100 110 131 38 16
4.000 4.400 5.400 1.500 0.625 110 120 137 38 16
L1 4.500 4.900 5.900 1.500 0.625 120 130 150 38 16
5.000 5.400 6.415 1.515 0.635 130 140 163 38 16
L2 5.500 5.900 6.935 1.530 0.640 140 150 176 39 16
6.000 6.400 7.450 1.550 0.650 150 160 189 39 16
6.500 6.900 7.965 1.565 0.660 160 170 202 40 17
7.000 7.400 8.480 1.580 0.665 180 190 215 40 17
7.500 7.900 9.000 1.600 0.675 200 210 229 41 17
8.000 8.400 9.515 1.615 0.685 220 230 242 41 17
øD2 9.000 9.400 10.550 1.650 0.700 240 250 268 42 18
10.000 10.400 11.585 1.685 0.720 260 270 294 43 18
11.000 11.400 12.625 1.720 0.735 280 290 320 44 19
* Dimensions provided for reference only. Final dimensions depend on actual equipment and
Flowserve Engineering review.
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