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    There is wide variation in stuffing box pressures that centrifugal pumps experience in the field, with approximately 90% having pressures under 100 psi. The document provides methods for estimating stuffing box pressure for different pump types: for single stage centrifugal pumps the pressure is estimated as suction pressure plus one third of the difference between discharge and suction pressures. For double suction split case pumps, the pressure equals suction pressure, and for most vertical pumps the pressure equals discharge pressure. The methods for multi-stage pumps are more complicated.

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    There is wide variation in stuffing box pressures that centrifugal pumps experience in the field, with approximately 90% having pressures under 100 psi. The document provides methods for estimating stuffing box pressure for different pump types: for single stage centrifugal pumps the pressure is estimated as suction pressure plus one third of the difference between discharge and suction pressures. For double suction split case pumps, the pressure equals suction pressure, and for most vertical pumps the pressure equals discharge pressure. The methods for multi-stage pumps are more complicated.

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    There is wide variation in stuffing box pressures that centrifugal pumps experience in the field, with approximately 90% having pressures under 100 psi. The document provides methods for estimating stuffing box pressure for different pump types: for single stage centrifugal pumps the pressure is estimated as suction pressure plus one third of the difference between discharge and suction pressures. For double suction split case pumps, the pressure equals suction pressure, and for most vertical pumps the pressure equals discharge pressure. The methods for multi-stage pumps are more complicated.

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    There is wide variation in stuffing box pressures that centrifugal pumps experience in the field, with approximately 90% having pressures under 100 psi. The document provides methods for estimating stuffing box pressure for different pump types: for single stage centrifugal pumps the pressure is estimated as suction pressure plus one third of the difference between discharge and suction pressures. For double suction split case pumps, the pressure equals suction pressure, and for most vertical pumps the pressure equals discharge pressure. The methods for multi-stage pumps are more complicated.

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    October 15, 2008

    To: General Distbution


    Re: Calculating Stuffing Box Pressures
    The most important thing to know when calculating stuffing box pressures is that there is a
    WIDE variation of pressures that pumps see in the field. We have found that approximately 90%
    of the centrifugal pumps that we deal with have a stuffing box pressure of less than 100 psi. But
    there are exceptions.
    The rules for estimating the pressure of the fluid at the throat of the stuffing box (the stuffing
    box pressure) vary with the type of pump design.
    For single stage centrifugal pumps the method is as follows:
    Stuffing box pressure = Suction + [ (Discharge - Suction) / 3 ]
    (Some people use a 4 rather than a 3 in this equation - it is an estimate)
    For Double suction split case pumps:
    Stuffing box pressure = Suction
    For most Vertical pumps:
    Stuffing box pressure = Discharge
    For Multi-Stage Centrifugal pumps the rules are more complicated. On one side of the pump,
    the stuffing box will see very near suction pressure. On the other side of the pump, the stuffing
    box pressure is more difficult to determine. In fact, I do not know of any method that can be
    used. It will vary based on the number of impellers, the pump design, and whether or not they
    use some type of pressure equalization line between the two stuffing boxes.
    The pressure in the stuffing box is not dependent on the clearance at the throat. It is dependent
    upon the location of the stuffing box relative to the area where the impeller is turning, and
    the pump and impeller design.
    Please feel free to contact Applications Engineering should you require anything further.
    Sincerely,

    Sarah McManus
    Applications Engineer
    Garlock Sealing Technologies
    Ph: 315-597-3036
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    11666 Division Street Palmyra, New York 14522 USA 1-315-597-4811 Toll Free: 1-800-448-6688 Fax: 1-315-597-3216 www.garlock.com

    e-mail: sarah.mcmanus@garlock.com
    file: g/Customer Service Tools/AE&PS/COMP PKG/Stuffing Box Pressures/Calculating
    Stuffing Box Pressures

    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    1611666 Division Street Palmyra, New York 14522 USA 1-315-597-4811 Toll Free: 1-800-448-6688 Fax: 1-315-597-3216 www.garlock.com

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