QUESTION ABOUT MECHNICAL SEALS

1. How much compression to Mechanical Seals during assembly.

2. What are the parameters to change over from Gland packing to

Mechanical Seals?

3. For Vertical Pumps - which is the better Splits Seals or

Conventional Seals.

4. Cost Recovery Analysis of Mechanical Seals.

5. Specification of Mechanical Seals.

6. How to assess the causes of failure of Mechanical Seals,

Quantitative and Qualitative.

7. Maintenance aspects of Mechanical Seals.

8. Fitment procedure.

9. Mechanical Seals for Bowl Mills.

10. Different areas of application.

11. Life Assessment.

12. What are mechanical Seals.

13. Area of Application.

14. Types of Mechanical Seals and their application.

15. Mechanical Seals for Fuel Oil Pumps.

16. Replacement of spares or Complete Seals.

17. Whether it is mandatory to change all springs.

18. Better option for Mechanical Seals – from maintenance angle

and cost.

19. Split Seal for CEP.

20. Storage procedure for Mechanical Seals (How to store and

preserve).

21. Checks – after dismantling where Seals have worked for a long
duration.

22. Supplier Audit – How to check Quality at the manufacturers

works.

23. Selection of material combination.

24. Cold conditions – Seals leaks, hot condition – O.K.

25. During starting -- there is leakage but afterwards – it goes

away.

26. Temperature capability of Mechanical Seals.

27. Finish requirement of faces and how to achieve it..

28. Mechanical Seals for other applications – other than water .

29. Shelf life of Mechanical Seals.

30. Flushing plans.