Original patented mechanical seal type still in service after 40 years

• Book ID: 104316668
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 106 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0262-1762
• DOI: 10.1016/s0262-1762(03)01027-7

✦ Synopsis

In April 2003, plant operators in the Kenosha Water Utility on Lake Michigan discovered a leak in the north backwash pump caused by a clogged flush lineending a 40-year lifespan of John Crane's first patented mechanical seal -a service that endured an estimated two billion gallons of treated water.