Modular seal support system
AssigneeAES Engineering Ltd.
InventorsChristopher John Rea, Stephen Martin Shaw, Andrew Colverson, Alan James Roddis
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Abstract
A seal support system, or a kit therefor, for use with a sealing device to seal a piece of industrial equipment, includes a stand with fixed support elements for accommodating selected functional components with different sizes of components being accommodated by differently sized pipework elements. The stand has one or more substantially fixed brackets with each bracket having a component securing device at predetermined longitudinal space intervals.
Claims8
1-5. (canceled)
A seal support system for use with a sealing device for sealing a piece of industrial equipment, comprising:
- a seal for sealing a piece of industrial equipment;
- a barrier fluid contained with a seal support system;
- a vessel for receiving said barrier fluid;
- means for connecting said seal with said vessel for circulating said barrier fluid;
- means for connecting said vessel with said seal for circulating said barrier fluid;
- and,
- a stand for supporting said vessel having at least one fixed bracket with each said fixed bracket having means for securing a component at predetermined longitudinally spaced intervals.
A seal support kit for assembling a system for providing a barrier fluid to a device for sealing a piece of industrial equipment, said seal support kit comprising:
- a stand having a first fixed support element and a second fixed support element thereon;
- a plurality of differently sized vessels for storing the barrier fluid, said first fixed support element being for supporting a selected vessel;
- a plurality of differently sized functional components;
- and,
- differently sized pipework elements mountable on said stand via said second fixed support element for interconnecting selected said functional components and the selected vessel.
A method for assembling a seal support system having a plurality of seal support components with at least one seal support component of said plurality of seal support components being available in a plurality of embodiments, each said embodiment in an assembled said seal support system occupying an equal length as measured between adjacent said seal support components, said method for assembly said seal support system comprising the steps of:
- providing a seal support stand having a stand body and at least one bracket fixed relative to said stand body;
- selecting said seal support component including selecting a said embodiment of said plurality of embodiments;
- and,
- connecting together and securing on said stand using said brackets said seal support components for forming said seal support system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.