seals level 2 Flashcards
Seals
7Static seal
No relative motion
Dynamic
Seal between moving and stationary parts (eg packing
Two types of flange blind
Pancake and spectical
Purging
Displace potential hazzerd substance with substance that is non hazzerdith
Fully confined
4 sides trapped tounge and groove.
unconfined
2 sides squeezed allows gasket two move freely towards or away
Partial confined
3 sides prevents blow out confined on 2 flat sides and edge
Two finishes on a flange
Smooth or serated
What is harder flange or gasket on a metallic gasket
Flange the gasket has to be able to form.
Witch flange face is for higher pressure
1/4” pressure above 900
What holds tounge and Grove gasket in place
The flange (fully confined 4 sides)
5 requirements of gasket
1.Bolt load
2.Pressure and temp extremes
3.fluid compatability
4.compattabilty of flange and joint design
5.with stand ware
Replace gasket with
Same gasket could test fit to see if this essay stays correct or need to use thicker one .
Aerobic vs anerobic
Aerobic become hard in presence of air.
Anaerobic absence of air.
Mechanical leak is how much and called what
5 drops /hour
Called lubrication.
Can a mechanical seal be adjusted to stop a leak.
No when it fails it fails completely. This is why they cannot be used for fire safty.
Items used as primary seal faces of mechanical seal
Ceramics and carbon are main ones for water
Secondary seal on mechanical seal
Square/gasket packing
V-packing
U-cups
Delta rings
O-rings
Orientation of mechanical seal faces to shaft center line
Always perpendicular
When used with shaft sleeve how many sealing points
5
Why do gas seal have grooves
To separate matting surface and reduce ware
Disadvantages of ptfe wedge as secondary seal
Requires heavy seal force that can cause overheating