The vessel can have a level switch installed so that an alarm can be sounded when the vessel is almost full & a flanged bottom so that internal cleaning can be administered
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Leakage Detection Vessel (API Plan 65)
In API Plan 65 arrangements, leakage from the seal faces is collected via a drain port and directed to a liquid-collections system via a vessel equipped with a high-level alarm.
API Piping Plan Booklet
This useful booklet comprehensively describes mechanical seal flushing arrangements and piping plans. These are standardized flushing piping arrangements that are widely used in industry.
