MECHANICAL SEALS: DESIGNS, SELECTION, INSTALLATION, TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Content

Field Packing

• Stuffing Box Characteristics, Configuration and Components
• Sealing Action of Packing
• Controlling Box Pressures
• Types of Packing and Selection
• Distribution of Sealing Load
• Stuffing Box Maintenance

Mechanical Seals

• Operating Principles and Fundamentals
• Mechanical Seal Configuration
• Double Mechanical Seals
• Fluid Characteristics and Seal Application
• Auxiliary Mechanical Seal Systems
• Materials of Construction
• Mechanical Seal Arrangements and Selection
• Installation and Reliable Seal Operation
• Seals vs. Packing
• The Effect of Vibrations on Mechanical Seal Performance
• Failure Modes and Failure Analysis
• Mechanical Seal Troubleshooting

Balancing

• Balancing Requirement Inside and Out
• Inside and Outside Balancing
• Flushing and Flow Rates
• Double and Lip Seals
• Circulating Ring Seal for Seal Cooling
• Thermal Aspects of Mechanical Seals
• Sealing Liquid

FOR WHOM: Mechanical Engineers, Designs Engineers, Hydraulics Engineers, Machinery Engineers, Plant Engineers,, Maintenance Engineers, Material Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen, Technicians and others who want to know more about mechanical seals.

DATE:                8th – 10th May, 2024

                             6^th – 8^th November, 2024