Pump Shaft Seals
Mechanical seals are engineered for most pumps, mixer and agitator applications. In many cases the designs have been proven to be workhorses over years of use. In difficult seal applications, the pump seals must be designed for specific industrial demands.
Mechanical pump seals deliver a full range or rotary configurations and component materials - to handle virtually and fluid moved by any equipment. When you specify engineered pump seals you have the advantage of the most advanced pump seal technology, the latest in field proven design. Most applications do not require an engineered pump seal. We know the history of what pump shaft seals work in which applications, and are happy to share that expertise with technical support.
Rotating face units are the dependable pump seal answer for worn equipment when your shaft seals must be replaced. They are ideal for new equipment designs or to improve the usefulness of existing equipment by converting from pump packing or inferior stock shaft seals to mechanical pump seals.
Mechanical seals feature:
- Invisible leakage
- Seals a pumps shaft while allowing it to rotate
- Less friction/power loss
- No to little wear on the shafts or sleeves
- Flexibility - to accommodate shaft deflections and "End Play"
- No period maintenance
- Long Life
High Quality Pump Seals
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ASP Type 2 seals are ideal for use in most rotating shaft applications.
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Cartridge seals are available in both single and Double configurations.
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Metal bellows seals feature a bellows core made of one of several types of bellows.
Mechanical seals feature:In practical use, the basic rotating face pump seal principle is adaptable to serve a tremendous number of sealing needs: standard pump seals can suit most requirements-including temperatures to 500 degrees F and shaft speeds to 3600 RPM through the choice of secondary seal and the combination of seal and seat face materials which are offered. Seals can be ordered in balanced configurations to seal pressures above 200 psi, or used in a multiple for extremely high pressures or especially severe fluid services....Special pump seals can be furnished to meet the most demanding of industrial applications considering pressure, temperature, speed or fluid. Mechanical seal designs range from the work horse "single spring" pump seals, to highly engineered double cartridge seals for extreme applications. The basic of each type follows: Single spring pump seals:
Utilize a single spring coiled in a right of left hand design to accommodate left and right hand turning pumps. They have the flexibility to accommodate misalignment, shaft deflection, and break away shock loading. It resists clogging in extremely viscous fluids. |
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Pump Seals can be classified by Arrangement |
Pump Seals can be classified by Design |
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A pump seal works though the use of two very flat (generally within 3 light bands flat) lapped faces which make it difficult for leakage to occur (beyond a vapor). As mentioned above one face is stationary and one rotates with the shaft. One of the two faces is usually a non-galling material such as carbon-graphite. The other will be a harder material providing dissimilar materials making contact and allowing one to be a sacrificial. The softer pump seal face usually has the smaller mating surface and is commonly called the "wear nose" of the mechanical Seal. Cartridge Pump Seals :
Are the easiest seal for a mechanic to install. Only being required to slide onto the pump shaft and bolt to the pump gland, the cartridge seal cannot be miss installed. |
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