Date & Time: 12th June 2014 08:30 16:30

Host Company: John Crane Middle East

Location: S-20113 South Zone, Jebel Ali, Dubai
Contact: Helen Aittis Email: Helen.Aittis@the-eic.com

Who Should Attend

This course is for managers, engineers, graduates, operators, maintenance and other
personnel requiring general Dry Mechanical seal familiarization, specifically in the areas of
specification, engineering, operation and maintenance. This short course would suit anyone
interested in Dry Gas seal basics.

Company Profile
John Crane is the acknowledged leader and the worlds largest developer, manufacturer and
supplier of engineered sealing systems, solutions and associated products. John Crane
provide a complete section of engineered mechanical seals, mechanical packing and
sealing support systems, complimented by power transmission coupling and high
performance bearings all supported by their customer service and technical support network.
John Crane is a subsidiary of Smiths Group PLC.
Instructor
Keith Bolton, John Crane Global Customer Training Manager at John Crane, has spent 25
years working with mechanical seals; he started employment with John Crane UK Wet
Mechanical Seals division in 1988 as a Technical Draughtsman, later joining the Gas Seals
Group as Senior Design Engineer. More recently being part of a Global Sales Group Field
Service team travelling the globe carrying out repairs and inspections of compressors and
Dry Gas Seals.
In 2005 Keith accepted the position of John Crane Customer Training Manager. Having
been responsible for Gas Seal Group Customer Training during his Field service career. In
this role responsible for customer and staff training in John Crane and has provided
numerous courses on Mechanical Seals to a wide range of customers and staff world-wide.
He is now responsible for John Cranes schedule of customer training courses Globally.

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Training: Technical Workshop

An Introduction to Dry Mechanical Seal

Fundamentals

Course View and Objectives

The workshop will give graduates an appreciation of equipment they may be

procuring but may not have seen, and will also bring the UK supply chain closer to
the customer. The workshop will include a test facility tour for attendees to learn and
understand the process of assembly, quality assurance and testing involved in the
delivery of the finished product.
The course provides attendees with a general understanding of the workings of Dry
Mechanical Seals and the underlying engineering principles from which they are
designed. The course is intended to provide a broad based familiarisation with Dry
Mechanical Seals technology, engineering features, operations and maintenance
concepts to engineering and management staff.
Participants may submit questions on engineering and operation issues faced in their
jobs in advance. Attendees understanding of the course is assessed through
questions and answer periods.

Upon completion, attendees will be able to:

Locate and identify all major mechanical seal components

Describe the function and purpose of components of mechanical seals
Understand advantages and selection of the various basic mechanical seals designs
Perform cause and effect relationship for common performance problems

Course Highlights
Introduction Smiths Group and John Crane

Seal Design and Operating Principles

Wet seal operation revision
Outline of the operation of the centrifugal gas compressor
The spiral groove operating mechanism
Seal configurations
Auxiliary seals and operating requirements

Upon successful completion of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

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Training: Technical Workshop

This course has been designed for individuals who are new or requiring awareness
of Dry Mechanical Seals in the field of engineering, operating and maintenance
functions. However, it also provides an excellent review for individuals who have
been involved with Dry Mechanical seals, but have not received formal training.

Basic Control and Monitoring Systems

Operating Philosophy
Instrumentation, alarm and trip settings
Indufil Filtration

Seal Operation
Operating Parameters and design envelope
Dirt avoidance
Oil contamination and prevention
Problem solving, sea failure analysis

Seal Transportation and Storage

Spare seals storage requirements
Transportation and packaging
Exercising the seal
Storage life

Seal Refurbishment
When to refurbish and dry gas seal
Procedures
Typical refurbishment schedule and activity

Commissioning
Start-up checks and procedures
Static tests
Course Review & Close
Q&A
Feedback

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Training: Technical Workshop

Programme

Comments

08:40 09:40

Arrival Registration

09:00 09:10

Introduction to Company
Course and Course Objectives

09:10 09:30

Compressor basics

Where it fits, why it is required, and how

it works. Materials available and their
uses. The advantages and
disadvantages of Gland Packing.
Quickly reviewed.

09:30 10:30

Dry Gas Seal Theory Part1

How a mechanical seal works,

Identifying the various components
and understanding why they are there
and what they do. Hardware materials.
Single seals.

10:30 10:40

Tea/Coffee

10:40 12:30

Dry Gas Seal Theory Part 2

12:30 13:10

Buffet Lunch

13:10 14:10

Seal cartridge assembly and

14:10 14:40

Service Centre Tour Group

14:40 14:50

Tea/Coffee

14:50 16:10

Seal Failure Analysis (Dry Gas

Seals)

16:10 16:30

Q&A

16:30

Depart

Dry gas seal designs, their uses in

various applications and industries.
Separation seals.

Witness Dry Gas Seal Cartridge

assembly and disassembly

Training: Technical Workshop

Time

Seal failure analysis, why to seals fail?

case studies and observations. What
causes most mechanical seal failures
on a plant. How failures can be analysed
and corrected. Sample case studies.

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Training: Technical Workshop

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