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.