Bechtel -Mechanical Seal Designation ( As per 25194-3PS-MP-007,Rev 1)

Category Type ARRANGEMENT

Aa- PUSHER SEAL ,Inside Mounted,

Multi Spring,Cartridge design,Balance , ARRANGEMENT 2 ARRANGEMENT 3
C1 Cat-1 with ROTATING FLEXIBLE ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT 1 Two seals per cartridge assembly with a
Two seals per cartridge assembly that utilise an
One seal per cartridge containment seal chamber which is at a pressure
externally supplied barrier fluid.
Ab- PUSHER SEAL ,Inside Mounted, assembly less than the seal chamber pressure.
Multi Spring,Cartridge design,Balance ,
C2 Cat-2 with STATIONARY FLEXIBLE ELEMENT
Ba- NON-PUSHER, Balanced, Inside Liquid buffer Gas buffer fluid Liquid barrier
Gas barrier fluid
Mounted, Cartridge desugn, ROTATING fluid or no buffer fluid fluid
BELLOW ,Secondary Sealing By O-
C3 Cat-3 Rings

Bb- NON-PUSHER, Balanced, Inside Contacting Contacting single Contacting wet Non-contacting
Mounted, Cartridge desugn, single wet seal Dual contacting wet seal with a inner seals in a seals in a
STATIONARY BELLOW ,Secondary with a fixed wet seals containment face-to-back face-to-back
Sealing By O-Rings throttle bushing. seal. configuration configuration
Ca-NON-PUSHER , balanced, Inside Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration
Mounted, Cartridge, STATIONARY
METAL BELLOW ,Secondary Sealing
1CW-FX 2CW-CW 2CW-CS 3CW-FB 3NC-FB
by FLEXIBLE GRAPHITES
Cb-NON-PUSHER , balanced, Inside Contacting Non-contacting Contacting wet Non-contacting
Mounted, Cartridge, ROTATING METAL single wet seal inner seal with a inner seals in a seals in a
BELLOW ,Secondary Sealing by with a floating containment back-to-back back-to-back
FLEXIBLE GRAPHITES throttle bushing. seal. configuration configuration

FACE MATERIAL Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration

1CW-FL ELASTOMERS 2NC-CS 3CW-BB 3NC-BB
Code Material Combination Comment
Letter Code Letter Material Temperature Limit oC
Contacting wet Non-contacting
N RBSiC vs BRCG Standard
V material
Flouroelastomer FKM -7 to 175 inner seals in a seals in a
combination
K Perflouroelastomer FFKM -7 to 290 face-to-face face-to-face
T Tetrafluoroethylene TFE -10 to 250
O TC vs RBSiC or SSSiC configuration configuration
P Nitrile NBR -40 to 120
T TC vs TC R Flexible Graphite FG -240 to 480
Configuration Configuration
P SSSiC vs SSSiC E Ethylene Propylene EPM / EPDM -7 to 150 water only
R RBSiC vs RBSiC Z Spiral Wound Gasket SWG -240 to 480 3CW-FF 3NC-FF
Code Material Combination Comment
Letter
N RBSiC vs BRCG Standard material
combination

O TC vs RBSiC or SSSiC

T TC vs TC
P SSSiC vs SSSiC
R RBSiC vs RBSiC
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