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Enhanced performance with laser-etched seal face technology

✍ Scribed by J. Evans; H.K. Müller; C. Schefzik; N. Wallace

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
330 KB
Volume
1997
Category
Article
ISSN
1350-4789

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✦ Synopsis

For years seal makers have machined profiles into seal faces to promote the formation of a lubricating film and, in some cases, to directly remove the heat generated at the face. The additional leakage from such seals however has tended to limit their use to non-volatile applications. Advances in laser technology now make it possible to produce a structured surface on the seal faces. This improves the lubrication between the seal faces and has the novel effect of pumping the lubricating film back into the sealed fluid and hence limiting emissions.

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