Slade Valve Packing
3300C – Slade’s Cost Effective Pump and Valve Packing
Reinforcement: Each yarn of graphite foil is reinforced with high strength structural carbon fiber
Temp: Mild Oxidizers to 1800°F/1000°C (for high temperatures, e.g., over 1000°F/540°C, consult the factory)*
Pressures: Valves to 1000 PSI/70 BAR (for higher pressures, consult factory)*
pH Range: 1-14
3300W: Inconel wire reinforced for higher pressures: 5000 PSI/350 BAR
3300LC: Low chloride, high purity for nuclear service
3300LS: Low sulfur, high purity for nuclear service
3300G – Slade’s Best All Purpose Pump and Valve Packing
Reinforcement: Corners and yarns of graphite foil reinforced with high strength structural carbon fiber
Temp: Mild Oxidizers to 1800°F/1000°C (for high temperatures, e.g., over 1000°F/540°C, consult the factory)*
Pressures: Valves to 5000 PSI/350 BAR without end-rings*
Pumps: Flush-free in many services to 4800 FPM (1400 m/min)
pH Range: 1-14
Applications: Chemicals, steam, hydrocarbons, etc.
Installation:
Check clearances and dimensions
Best to use no more than 5 rings in stuffing box (use Slade spacer bushings to reduce rings)
Cut rings on the bias (45° angle), stagger joints
Compress each sealing ring at least 25% (especially the first ring). Do not compress spacer bushings.
Loosen gland to allow it to relax
Snug the gland bolts and start the pump
3300GLC: Low chloride for nuclear service
3300GLS: Low sulfur for nuclear service
3300W – Slade’s Best Valve Packing
Reinforcement: Each yarn of graphite foil is reinforced with InconelTM Foil shrouded in high strength carbon fiber
Temp: Mild oxidizers to 1800°F/1000°C (for high temperatures, e.g., over 1000°F/540°C, consult the factory)*
Pressures: Up to 5,000 psi/345 psi*
3300CJ – Slade’s Anti-Extrusion Carbon Fiber Packing
Description: Carbon jacketed 3300C
Pressures: Valves to 1000 psi/ 70 bar (for higher pressures, consult factory)*
Application: Used as anti-extrusion end ring
*As the operating temperature increases, the pressure limit of the packing decreases.
Advantages of 3300 Products
Applications
- Gate Valves
- Globe Valves
- Pinch Valves
- Diaphram Valves
- Needle Valves
- Plug Valves
- Butterfly Valves
- Ball Valves
- Check Valves
- Relief Valves
- Control Valves
- Knife Valves
Fire Safe
- Slade braided graphite foil is API Fire Test Certified
- API 589 First Edition
- API 607 Fourth Edition (modified by EXXON Specs)
- Tested by Southwest Research Institute
- Witnessed by 3 EXXON Engineers
- Temperatures to 1800°F/1000°C
- Tested at 5% of allowable standard
- Performed under a grant from the American Petroleum Institute
- Warning: Valves sealed with packings containing lubricants or blocking agents (PTFE) may cause secondary fires when exposed to the intense heat of a fire in another unit, which would cause packing shrinkage and leakage of flammable fluids causing a secondary fire.
- SLADE Patented Packings: rated FIRE SAFE
Emission Safe
- PERF Emission Standards
- Contact Slade for documentation
- EXXON-Emission Report:
- Emission tests, performed at a leading petroleum company’s test facility in Florham Park, NJ (using PERF procedures and standards), show that Slade patented, reinforced braided graphite foil outperformed standard die-formed graphite sealing rings.
- Slade reduced emissions by 74%.
- Corpus Report:
- A major Gulf Coast, USA refinery reports that 96% of the 325 valves packed with slade reported zero ppm emissions. Most of these valves were packed in the field by inexperienced installers.
- Cambridge Report:
- A major USA West Coast refinery reports that after 5 years, 96% of the 282 field installed valves were at zero emissions and that the 3,000 psi hydrogen control valves never went over 9 ppm during the 5 year test. Most of these valves were packed in the field.
All claims made herein are documented.