Seal Gas Supply Flare System Separation Gas

Umar Ali Khan

Bearing
Oil

Above are possible sources of contaminant ingress into a

dry gas seal to cause issues like:
From Foreign Erosion of the faces
Particles Clogging of the grooves
Ingress Fretting / Seizing of seal sleeve

Blistering of the carbon ring face

From Liquid Corrosion
Ingress Heat generation (parts deformation, O ring extrusion)
Thermal shock (Tungsten ring rupture)