The importance of seal design is widely understood in the process, aerospace, automotive and other industries. Often, when a seal fails, a considerable amount of money is involved in replacing it and ...

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 ...

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 ...