Abstract
‘Hard faced’ mechanical seals can perform badly in service.If a proper fluid film is not established at the face and the face loading exceeds a certain threshold value, then the faces become damaged and leakage can result.
A theory is proposed which allows adjustments to be made in design such that satisfactory performance is achieved. The theory is applied to a number of actual cases and successfully forecast the performance of configurations which did not work and confirmed the corrective modifications which had been made. Laboratory tests are being conducted to further test the theory.
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SummersSmith, J.D., Editor, Mechanical Seal Practice for Improved Performance, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, 1988.
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Wallace, N.M. (1992). Predicting and Ensuring the Performance of Hard Faced Seals. In: Nau, B.S. (eds) Fluid Sealing. Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2412-6_24
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