EagleBurgmann Compressor Seals

Traditional Barrier Seals

 Milestones of product Innovation

1989 1992 1999 2008 2009 2010

First First First First First First

Bi-directional DLC-coated Dry Gas Seal Coaxial Oil Radial Booster pure Diamond
Dry Gas Seal SiC / SiC-Si for min. process Barrier Seal for Gas Seal Support coating for Dry Gas
face material gas temperature Systems Seals
combination of -170 °C / -274 °F
RoTechBoosterTM
CobaSealTM DiamondFaces®

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 Barrier Seals

Oil Barrier Seal

Oil Barrier Seal

Dry Gas Seal

Dry Gas Seal

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 Current barrier seal solutions

Labyrinths

17 scfm @ 0.73 psi Δp

480 Nl/min @ 0,05 bar Δp

Carbon Rings, Non Contact type (CSE)

6.2 scfm @ 2.9 psi Δp

175 Nl/min @ 0,2 bar Δp

Carbon Rings, Lift-off type (CSR)

2.19 scfm @ 11.6 psi Δp

62 Nl/min @ 0,8 bar Δp

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 EagleBurgmann CobaSealTM

CobaSeal TM
TM

1,1 scfm @ 14,5 psi Δp

30 Nl/min @ 1,0 bar Δp

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 CSE: Function

standstill running

Thermal expansion
α = 4,5 x 10-6 1/K

Thermal expansion
α = 11 x 10-6 1/K
+ centrifugal force

Big gap at standstill Small gap in operating

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 CSE: Design Features

Spiral springs

Segmented Carbon Rings

springs

Grinded surface

Coated contact surface

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 CSE Barrier seals specification

Bi – directional
Pressure dyn.: 1,2 – 1,5 bara
Pressure static: 1,1 – 1,5 bara
Pressure (Design):10 bara

Temperature: -20 to 100°C *)

Sliding velocity: 0 – 100 m/s *)

slow roll : No limitation

Vibrations: 3 x API - Value

Gas filtration: 3µm absolute

Dew Point : No limitation

*) For standard design; other operating conditions on request

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 CSR: Principle of operation

at Standstill in Operation
Lift Off caused by Raleigh steps!

No gap Extreme small operating gap (1-3µm)

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 CSR8-U: Design Features

spring

Segmented carbon ring

spring

Grinded surface
Coated running surface
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 CSR Barrier seals specification

Rayleigh steps

Bi – directional

Pressure dyn.: 1,7 – 1,9 bara Overlapping segment joints

Pressure static: 1,7 – 1,9 bara

Pressure (Design):10 bara

Temperature: -20 – 200°C

Sliding velocity: 10 – 200 m/s

Slow Roll: limited conditions

Vibrations: 3 x API - value

Gas filtration: 3µm absolute

Dew Point: > -50°C

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 EagleBurgmann CobaSealTM

Bearing
Stationary face

DGS

Rotating seat

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 Advantages of the CobaSealTM

Reliability Robustness

Safety Cost-effectivity

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 Advantages of the CobaSealTM

Reliability
 Only one active sealing gap (less secondary gaps;
less influences by tolerances; O-Rings only)
 No wear  Free of contact at all conditions due to
aerostatic lift-off
 No limitation with regard to Slow-Roll operation
 No limitation with regard to dew point of buffer
gas supply
 Additional oil sealing by slinger effect of rotating seat
 Oil sealing even without buffer gas supply at standstill
condition (oil pumps in operation)
 Insensitive towards radial vibrations (gas film
stiffness)
 In case of short term failure of buffer
gas supply function of CobaSealTM is ensured

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 Advantages of the CobaSealTM

Robustness

 Rotating parts out of ductile materials

 Stationary face out of silicon carbide avoiding
known problems with carbon graphite in
combination with oil (blistering) and nitrogen
(wear at low dew point)

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 Advantages of the CobaSealTM

Safety
 Rotating parts out of ductile materials including
seat with high performance DM-TIN coating (Japan
pat. No. 2134661)
 High safety respectively additional back-up by
providing gas separation at max. 10 bar /145 psi
pressure in case of total DGS failure

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 Flare N2 Vent N2/Air

Filter Filter
H

PDIT
PCV
optional

_______
_______ PDCV
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_______
FIT
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FO
PI FT
PDCV
PIT
H
L PDIT
PIT L
HH
LL
FO
PDIT
L

Discharge or a higher stage

of the compressor

Tandem Seal
with internal Labyrinth

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 Gas consumption

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 EagleBurgmann CobaSealTM

Economic and
ecological advantages

 Less gas consumption than all

known sealing concepts
 Fits into all known standard seal
cavities
 Interchangeable with existing
separation seals
 Minimum modification to barrier
seal gas system

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 EagleBurgmann CobaSealTM

Reliable Robust

Safe Cost-effective

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