PR-015-11211-R02 Mechanical Seal Auxiliary Systems Best Practices Summary

The primary research objective of this project was to summarize the best practices for design, operation, and maintenance of pump mechanical seal auxiliary systems in a reference document for pipeline pump operators. This was achieved by meeting several secondary objectives outlined below.

Define the types of mechanical seals and seal auxiliary systems which are used in pipeline stations
Determine the reliability of the auxiliary system components as reported by end-users
Outline typical and recommended design, operation, and maintenance practices for seal auxiliary systems
Based on reliability, design, operation, and maintenance practices identify the best practices for pipeline pump seal auxiliary systems

Once these secondary objectives had been achieved, this report was written to summarize the findings.