Seals Flashcards
With pressure sealing, gaskets are usually subject to what?
Compression and Internal Pressure
What two types of O-rings are there?
Dynamic and Static
What are two main catagories of Dynamic Seals? Give examples for each.
- Contact: Packing, Lip, Diaphram, Mechanical Seals
- Clearance: Bushings, Annulus, Slinger, Labyrinth Seals
Are Dynamic Seals Positive or Non-Positive?
Can be either.
Is Packing Positive or Non-Positive Sealing?
Either
What is Inside and Outside Packed?
- Inside is packing installed in the moving unit.
- Outside is packing installed in the stationary unit. Ex..Stuffing box
What is Automatic Packing?
Name some examples.
- Sealing which uses system pressure to improve its sealing action.
- U-ring, V-ring, O-ring, Cup packing
Is Cup Packing Balanced or Unbalanced?
Unbalanced as it has one lip and seals only one diameter
A balanced seal is what?
A seal the seals on two diameters.
A Cup packing is usually found as a what?
Piston Seal
What is the purpose of a rod wiper?
Wipe off contaminants during the retract stroke.
A Lip Seal will only withstand a maximum pressure of about what?
5 PSIG
The width of standard O-ring grooves are usually machined out to what % of O-ring cross sectional diameter.
40% greater than the O-ring cross sectional diameter.
What type of Gasket is this?
Flat
What type of Gasket is this?
V - U-Shaped
What type of Gasket is this?
Spiral-wound
What type of Gasket is this?
Corrugated or Embossed
What type of Gasket is this?
Jacketed with filler material core
What type of Gasket is this?
Flexi-metallic has a metallic inner ring and non-metallic outer ring.
What is 1 miro-inch in microns?
1 micro-inch = 0.0254 microns
What is this?
Label it.
Lip Seal
What type of seal is this?
Lip Seal, Inclusion Position