Mechanical Seal Failures

Basic Failure Analysis

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 Mechanical Seal Failure
Analysis

• Seals fail for 2 basic

reasons:
– One of the seal
components has become
damage
– Something caused the
faces to open up
• The basic process is to
carefully examine all of
the components and
look at the equipment
and application.

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 Balance Seals vs Unbalanced Seals

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 Testing for Seal Face Flatness

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 Seal Environmental Controls

Controlling the seal temperature,

fluid, removing impurities, etc.

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 Seal Flush

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 Seal Quench and Drain

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 Double Seal with Pressurized Barrier Fluid

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