Refrigeration CASE STUDY

Compressors in chemical industry

Blister damages to carbon sealing surfaces

INDUSTRY
Chemical
APPLICATION
Refrigeration
EQUIPMENT
Cooling compressor

NEEDS & WANTS

  • Repeated blister damages to the Carbon sealing surfaces.
  • The shaft seal had to cope with full gas pressure applied without suffering from leakage.
  • Requesting for a shrink fitted seal combining best properties of Silicon Carbide and stainless steel.

SOLUTION

  • A shrink fitted design with a flatness not affected by applied pressure.
  • Verified initially through calculations and in the test lab.

CUSTOMER GAIN
A shaft seal solution meeting the extreme requirements from the application having a maintained flatness throughout all pressures.

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