1.mechanical Seal
1.mechanical Seal
1.mechanical Seal
SEALS
II -- TECHNICAL
TECHNICAL THEORY
THEORY
OF
OF MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL SEALS
SEALS
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PUMPING
PUMPING SEALS
SEALS
PACKING
PACKING SEALS
SEALS --11
MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL SEALS
SEALS --22
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Packing
Packing seals
seals --11
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PACKING
PACKING THROAT BUSH
LANTERN RING
WITHOUT
WITHOUT
PACKING
SLEEVE
SLEEVE
FOLLOWER
GLAND
Equipment
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• Wear is directly on shaft
PACKING
PACKING THROAT BUSH
LANTERN RING
WITH
WITH
PACKING
SLEEVE
SLEEVE
FOLLOWER
GLAND
SLEEEVE
Equipment
Wear is on *
the sleeve
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Horizontal Surface wear Shaft wear
Equipment
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Vertical surface wear Scarifying
elements
Equipment
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Single
Singlemechanical
mechanicalseal
seal
Rotary Elements Stationary Element
Carbon ring -1
Snap Ring -2 Tungsten Carbide ring
O” Rings“ -3 Or
Silicon Carbide ring
Springs -4
Sleeve -5
Equipment
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SINGLE IMPELLER PUMP
MECHANICAL SEAL
HANGED
HANGEDBEAM
BEAM
11 IMPELLER
IMPELLER
MULTI STAGE PUMP
MECHANICAL SEALS
IN-BETWEEN
IN-BETWEENTWO
TWO
12 BEARINGS IMPELLER
BEARINGS IMPELLER
Mechanical
Mechanical seal
seal and
and bearings
bearings arrangement
arrangement
oil
Equipment
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Mechanical
seal
Mechanical
seal
Thrust
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Bearing
Bellow
Bellow Type
Type Mechanical
Mechanical Seal
Seal
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Bellow
Bellow Mechanical
Mechanical Seal
Seal
BELLOW
BELLOW BELLOW
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Bellows Bellows
–Uniform uniform stress distribution
fatigue strength
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Bellows
Bellows Benefits
Benefits
• For high temperature applications
>260°C/500°F
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Split
Split Seals
Seals
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Cartridge
Split Seal
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Plant
Plant Operations
Operations
• Rotating equipment maintenance
costs can be about 20 % of the
total maintenance budget.
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Split
Split Seals
Seals
• Benefits Over Mechanical Seals :
– No Dismantling of Equipment
– Reduced complexity
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Split
Split Seals
Seals merits
merits
Production
Manpower
Maintenance Budget
Time
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Rival
Rival Sealing
Sealing Technology
Technology
Mechanical seals
Are the dominant technology in many
industries.
Split Seals
-All the advantages of mechanical seals.
-Plus, they are easier and quicker to install
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Split
Split Seals
Seals
• Target Applications
– Shaft size greater than 3” / 76 mm
– Vertical pumps (vertical in line)
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Tank Non-sparking material bush
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