Rotating Equipment Accessories: Seals – Classification

Course Overview

• Introduction
• Classification
• Family A – Elastomer Bellow Seals
• Family B – Elastomer o-ring Seals
• Family C – PTFE Bellow Seals
• Double Mechanical Seal
• Seal Pot
• Seal Pot: Working Mechanism
• Gas Seal
• Symptoms of Seal Failure and Effect of Seal Failure

Target Audience

Oil & Gas and Manufacturing Industries

Learning Objectives

• Classify seals
• Explain the double mechanical seals, seal pot and gas seal
• Explain the symptoms and effects of seal failure