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good day, I am a marine engineer
I must agree that having packing on the glands would be simpler if you transit to rivers or muddy waters. For the non-seaman, ship owners tend to prefer having mechanical seal on their pumps to have them almost leak free. However, ships don't just sail the open sea. From time to time, they may...- Loupin II
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- Forum: Pump engineering
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good day, I am a marine engineer
good day, I am a marine engineer by profession and I wish to hear your opinion. My vessel sometimes sails on rivers and as a result of muddy water being sucked by my pumps, there are incidents that the mechanical seal wears and my pump starts leaking. I have been reading posts about flushing...- Loupin II
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