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Accurate water-balance planning over the life of the mine, and reduction of overall water consumption, are critical to a mine’s success.

API Plan 23 is one of the seal piping flush plans detailed in the API 682 standards. The plan effectively changes the environment in which the seal operates.

Plan 23 offers improved vapor pressure margin in the seal chamber to extend seal reliability. The reduced working temperature of the seal from Plan 23 operation prevents coking on the atmospheric side of many mechanical seals

Lube oil application flaws and contamination are two of the major causes of bearing failures in small steam turbines.

Sealing devices account for only a small fraction of the energy consumed by pumps; the scope for energy conservation at first appears limited. However, the paper details areas where significant energy conservation has been achieved by elegant sealing practices.

This article examines the statistical life expectancy of the LabTecta bearing protector, supplied by AESSEAL over a seven year period.

High cost of replacing pumps and dependability of existing machines has restricted the wholesale replacement of these assets. Consequently, there are large populations of pumps and seals operating today whose designs date back to the 1960's.

Mechanical seal designers face opposing challenges when developing dual seals. The requirement to provide optimised seal face cooling conflicts with the need to provide a seal that is tolerant of pressure reversal and abrasive or congealing fluids

This post gives more detailed information on the current specified test, and the steps we took in our practical demonstration of what this test will allow to pass.

Dry containment seals have gained popularity over the last few decades and provided reliable service. The refinery sector has used this sealing technology to limit fugitive emissions.

Centrifugal process gas compressors, and also certain rotary compressors, require sealing elements between the pressurized gas-containing volume and the bearing assemblies that support the compressor rotor.

Our guide to the 4th Edition of the API 682 Standard, What's changed and how it relates to shaft sealing systems

Containment seals have been widely adopted, however it is our concern that it is very difficult to monitor the integrity of the secondary containment sealing element.

To test the integrity of mechanical seals fitted with a secondary containment seal.