Sorry for the incorrect statement, the seal pot should not be located directly above the mixer or seal, but should be located as close to the mixer as possible while leaving sufficient room for operation and maintenance. 35mm diameter seal should not be producing much seal heat, estimate...
JJPellin is correct, thermo-syphon is the main reason why the height requirement for the seal pot. Note that your seal pot should be directly above the seal also, cannot be too far away radially, eg. 1 m away.
The concern here is because, circulation of the barrier fuid in the closed-loop system...
Hi Kanif77, for Plan 53A, the seal pot is needed to be consistently pressurized by Nitrogen. If the nitrogen pressure drops, the sealing system would be converted into Plan 52, of which the process fluid will flow into the sealing system and inboard seal faces now become lubricated by the...
