S-37FS-A

37FS
FULLY SPLIT SEAL
Applications Operating Conditions*

37FS
Type 37FS Seals are fully split seals, ■
Temperatures: 82˚C/180˚F maximum
which allow for reduced maintenance on ■ Pressures: 5.5 bar g/80 psig
large, difficult to seal equipment. The
maximum
seal is outside mounted and used to
solve equipment axial runout and ■
Speeds: 1800 rpm maximum
vibration problems.
■ No springs or O-rings mean no * For other operating conditions,
clogging. Non-pusher, elastomer consult John Crane Engineering.
bellows design renders extreme
flexibility without hang-up.
■
Only seven components make-up
the entire seal, for fast and easy instal-
lation. Easily mounts on worn shafts
and out-of-square stuffing boxes. No
machining or modification to equip-
ment is required. All adaptive parts
are supplied for fitting seal to
existing equipment.
■
Recommended for use on heavy duty,
pulp and paper equipment, such as
pulpers, pumps, refiners, agitators,
screens, and other typically packed
rotary equipment.
■
For pulp and paper, petrochemical,
power plants, food processing,
municipal wastewater treatment,
and other demanding applications. INCH RANGE
■
Easy to repair on-site or at any John
Crane Seal Rebuilding Center with
genuine John Crane replacement
parts. These seals minimize replace-
ment costs and downtime.
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FULLY SPLIT SEAL
Design Features

Maximum Flexibility No Springs Slotted Gland Plates

Compression ring provides extreme Compression ring acts as the spring Long slots on gland plates allow
flexibility. Shaft deflections, angular eliminating clogging problems seen the seals to be fitted to numerous
misalignments, and run outs are in fibrous or abrasive services. pumps and other rotating
“tracked” by the seal without equipment without adaptors.
diminishing performance.

Any Shaft Size Possible No O-Rings Self-Aligning

The rotating assembly can be Wide sealing surface of the The rotating assembly self-
machined to fit any size shaft sealing ring prevents leaks even aligns itself square with the
whether it is inch, metric, or special. on the most worn, pitted shafts. shaft for true running.
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Ty p e 3 7 F S Ty p i c a l A r r a n g e m e n t / D i m e n s i o n a l D a t a

L90 MIN. TO NEAREST OBSTRUCTION M

SLOT
L39 WIDTH

D2† DBC
2X 180˚CC

D74† D3
MIN. O.D. SEAL O.D.
†
D4 †
MAX. BORE Adaptive hardware designed for
125-500 different arrangements.

D1 ±.005"
SHAFT OR
SLEEVE DIA.

C h a r t 1 . Ty p e 3 7 F S D i m e n s i o n a l D a t a
Shaft/Sleeve
Size/D1 L39
(inches) D2 D3 D4 D74 M SIC/SIC* CAR/SIC** L90
1.375 3.750-5.000 3.642 2.406 3.000 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.500 3.875-5.125 3.767 2.531 3.125 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.625 4.000-5.250 3.892 2.656 3.250 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.687 4.062-5.312 3.955 2.718 3.312 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.750 4.125-5.375 4.017 2.781 3.375 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.875 4.250-5.500 4.142 2.906 3.500 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
1.937 4.312-5.562 4.205 2.968 3.562 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.000 4.375-5.625 4.268 3.031 3.625 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.125 4.500-5.750 4.393 3.156 3.750 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.250 4.625-5.875 4.518 3.281 3.875 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.375 4.750-6.000 4.643 3.406 4.000 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.437 4.812-6.062 4.705 3.468 4.062 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.500 4.875-6.125 4.768 3.531 4.125 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.625 5.000-6.250 4.893 3.656 4.250 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.750 5.125-6.375 5.018 3.781 4.375 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
2.937 5.312-6.562 5.205 3.968 4.562 .562 1.968 2.000 2.500
3.000-3.250 6.500-8.500 5.450 4.812 5.375 .562 2.600 2.665 3.000
3.250-3.437 6.750-8.750 5.700 5.062 5.625 .562 2.600 2.665 3.000
3.437-3.812 7.625-10.125 6.137 5.500 6.062 .687 2.600 2.665 3.000
3.812-4.187 8.000-10.500 6.512 5.875 6.437 .687 2.600 2.665 3.000
4.187-4.562 8.375-10.875 6.887 6.250 6.812 .687 2.600 2.665 3.000
4.562-4.937 8.750-11.250 7.262 6.625 7.187 .687 2.600 2.665 3.000
4.937-5.312 9.125-11.625 7.637 7.000 7.562 .687 2.600 2.665 3.000
5.312-5.687 10.000-12.500 8.012 7.375 7.937 .812 2.600 2.665 3.000
5.687-6.062 10.375-12.875 8.387 7.750 8.312 .812 2.600 2.665 3.000
6.062-6.437 10.750-13.250 8.762 8.125 8.687 .812 2.600 2.665 3.000
6.437-6.812 11.125-13.625 9.137 8.500 9.062 .812 2.600 2.665 3.000
6.812-7.187 11.500-14.000 9.512 8.875 9.437 .812 2.600 2.665 3.000
7.187-7.562 11.625-14.625 10.137 9.250 9.812 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
7.562-7.937 12.000-15.000 10.512 9.625 10.187 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
7.937-8.312 12.375-15.375 10.887 10.000 10.562 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
8.312-8.687 12.750-15.750 11.262 10.375 10.937 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
8.687-9.062 13.500-16.500 11.637 10.750 11.312 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
9.062-9.437 13.875-16.875 12.012 11.125 11.687 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
9.437-9.812 14.250-17.250 12.387 11.500 12.062 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
9.812-10.187 14.625-17.625 12.762 11.875 12.437 .812 2.710 2.770 3.125
*SIC/SIC = Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide **CAR/SIC = Carbon vs. Silicon Carbide
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Chart 2. Pressure/Velocity (PV) Limits
Pressure (psig) Pressure (bar g)
80 A. Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide
CDE 5
B 1800 rpm
60 4 B. Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide
A 1200 rpm
3 C. Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide
40 1800 rpm (Dissimilar Materials)
2 D. Carbon vs. Silicon Carbide
20 1800 rpm
1
E. Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide
800 rpm
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (inches)

0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 (mm)

Seal Size

Chart 3. Materials of Construction

Seal Secondary Primary Ring Hardware Mating Ring Mechanical

Component Sealing Element Clamp Ring, Drive Loading Device
Materials Ring, Gland Plate, Springs
Fasteners
Ethylene Propylene Silicon Carbide 316 Stainless Steel Silicon Carbide
Standard

Coarse Grain Coarse Grain

Buna-N Carbon
Material

Fluoroelastomer Monel
Options

Aflas*

* Aflas is a trademark of the Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

Chart 4. Criteria for Installation

Shaft/Sleeve Limits
Shaft Surface Finish 125-500 RMS
Ovality/Out of Roundness 0.13 mm/0.005"
(Shaft)
End Play/ +-- 0.76 mm/0.030"
Axial Float Allowance
Axial Runout/ 2.54 mm/0.100" T.I.R. (Silicon Carbide vs. Silicon Carbide)
Out of Squareness 1.27 mm/0.050" T.I.R. (Carbon vs. Silicon)
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Flexibility Specifications

1. Seal chamber dimensions and finishes 2. Axial end play

Seal sizes 1.375" to 3.000" - 0.020" T.I.R. max
Seal sizes 3.000" to 10.000" - 0.060" T.I.R. max
MOUNT
DIAL INDICATOR
32-500 ON SHAFT

125-500

BORE
MOVE SHAFT IN AXIAL DIRECTION BY HAND. NOTE
SHAFT OR
± .005" MEASUREMENT ON DIAL INDICATOR OR CONSULT
SLEEVE O.D. EQUIPMENT MANUAL FOR MAXIMUM AXIAL MOVEMENT.

3. Squareness of seal chamber face to shaft 4. Shaft runout (0.020" T.I.R. max)
Carbon vs. Silicon = 0.050" T.I.R. max
Silicon vs. Silicon = 0.100" T.I.R. max

MOUNT
MOUNT
DIAL INDICATOR
DIAL INDICATOR
ON SEAL CHAMBER
ON SHAFT

TURN SHAFT BY HAND AND NOTE TURN SHAFT BY HAND AND NOTE
MEASUREMENT ON DIAL INDICATOR. MEASUREMENT ON DIAL INDICATOR.

5. Stuffing box face waviness 6. Radial shaft movement

(0.030" T.I.R. max) (0.125" T.I.R. max)

MOUNT
DIAL INDICATOR
ON SEAL CHAMBER
.030" MAX.

MOVE SHAFT IN AXIAL DIRECTION BY HAND. NOTE

MEASUREMENT ON DIAL INDICATOR OR CONSULT
EQUIPMENT MANUAL FOR MAXIMUM RADIAL MOVEMENT.
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Ty p e 3 7 F S A p p l i c a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n

Fill out the following information and return it to your local John Crane Sales/Service Engineer.
All of this data is necessary to evaluate the proposed application.

Customer’s Name: 4. Dimensions:

Location: Sleeve OD (A) (if Applicable):
JC Salesman: Sleeve Extension (B) (if Applicable):
Phone #: Shaft/Sleeve Surface Finish:
1. Equipment: Shaft OD (C):
Type: Stuffing Box Bore (D):
Manufacturer: Stuffing Box OD (E):
Model: Bolt Circle Diameter (F):
Installation: Number & Size of Bolts (G,H):
(Circle Appropriate) Horizontal or Vertical Type of Bolts: (Circle Appropriate)
If Vertical, is it Top or Bottom Entering. Swing Bolts, Studs (Removable: Y/N), or Tapped Holes
2. Application: Bolt Extension (l):
Process Fluid: Nearest Obstruction (J):
Specific Gravity:
Viscosity:
J
Vapor Pressure:
G&H
Injection Fluid:
Specific Gravity:
Viscosity: I
F
Available Pressure:
Max. Allowable Pressure: E
Max. Allowable Flow Rate:
D
3. Operation:
Speed: B
Temperature: A C
Stuffing Box Pressure:
Suction Pressure:
Discharge Pressure:

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