The primary purpose of a mechanical seal is to separate air from fluids in rotating applications. Mechanical seals consist of a rotating component, a rotor or mating ring, and a stationary component ...

A spring-energized mechanical seal refers to the force used to maintain the seal face and the mating ring in close contact, which is supplied by a mechanical spring device. This device can be a wave ...

In the early 1900s - around the time that naval vessels were first experimenting with diesel engines - another important innovation was emerging at the other end of the propeller shaft line. This ...

All motion machinery incorporates seals to confine the oil or grease to a given volume while allowing input and output shafts to protrude from isolated spaces. Within this subsystem, the interactions ...