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Lantern rings are provided on centrifugal pumps to __________.

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Lantern rings are provided on centrifugal pumps to __________.

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• Lantern ring location within a centrifugal pump stuffing box • Purpose of sealing / flushing liquid around the pump shaft • Difference between packing adjustment and sealing liquid distribution

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• Think about what flows through or around a lantern ring and why that flow is needed near the pump shaft • Ask yourself: is a lantern ring something you move to change leakage, or is it something that creates a path for another fluid? • Consider what problem the lantern ring is solving in the stuffing box: cooling, lubrication, sealing, or mechanical flexibility?

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• Identify exactly where the lantern ring is installed in relation to the packing rings • Confirm what fluid passes through ports in the stuffing box to the area of the lantern ring • Make sure you distinguish between adjusting packing leakage (done by another component) and the function of the lantern ring itself

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Lantern rings are provided on centrifugal pumps to __________.

allow illuminated inspection of shaft and packing

provide a passage for the stuffing box sealing liquid

adjust leakage at the shaft gland

allow for distortion of the wearing rings

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Question 1 / 205eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45441

Question 1 of 205eccef9bbacbc34ba4d45441

Lantern rings are provided on centrifugal pumps to __________.

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Lantern rings are provided on centrifugal pumps to __________.

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