Fluid Sealing

Leakage and emmission control is a critical function in process plant, industrial equipment, machinery, and transportation systems. This volume reflects many of the recent advances in sealing technology with topics including: tribology; static seals; and mechanical seals.

Part 1 Tribology: Tribological behaviour of PTFE seal materials in sealing contact with steel and ceramic coatings Influence of the sealing surface characteristics on friction behaviour. Part 2 Dynamic Seals - 1: The sealing mechanisms of rotary shaft seals with reference to the elastomer deformation in the contact zone A study on the fluid-flow and the film-thickness of radial shaft seals using fluorescent microcapsule visualization and laser-induced fluorescent method Prediction of lip seal performance - an advanced FEA/interface iterative solver Material models for finite element analysis based on the example of rotary lip seals for pressure. Part 3 Modelling: Gas pressure and leakage rate in static seals Cost-effective perfluoroelastomer sealing solutions for aggressive environments Increased confidence in sealing system design using FEA simulations Simulation of fluid seals by coupled fluid-solid-mechanical analysis. Part 4 Static Seals: Experience with bolted-flanged joints and the selection of gaskets to minimize fugitive emissions Fastener Phobia in Fluid Sealing An alternative to asbestos for high-temperature gasketting applications The Further Development of a high-temperature sealing material based upon chemically exfoliated vermiculite The use of serrated core metallic gaskets on air coolers. Part 5 Mechanical seals - 1: Towards the universal mechanical seal for industrial pumps Development and Application of Double Pulse Gas-liquid Face Seals Condition Monitoring Mechanical Seals Using Actively Generated Ultrasonic Waves Reactor Coolant Pump Seal Response to Loss of Cooling. Part 6 Dynamic seals - 2: Optimal Surface Roughness of the Shafts Co-operating with Oil Lip Seals Leakage of Radial Lip Seals at Large Eccentricities Face Packing Seals - New Opportunities for Pump Rotor Hermetic Sealing Study of Sealing Capability of Magnetic Fluid Shaft Seals. Part 7 Emissions: Joint Industry Project on the Measurement of Fugitive Emissions from Valve Stems Improved Gland Packings for Control Valves Fugitive Emissions from VCM - PVC Units - Results of the ECVM Survey In-situ Repair of Double "O" Ring Seals on CO2 Pressure Boundaries Part 8 Mechanical Seals -2: The Influence of the Duty Parameter G on the PV limit in Mechancial Seals An Advanced Test Bench for Mechanical Face Seals Testing Development and Tests of The Advance Wear-resistant Mechanical Face Seals Analysis of Lubricant Regime Transition, Experimentally Observed in Liquid Face Seals, Using an Analytical Model for Thermoelastic Face Distortion. Part 9 Non-contacting: A Model of Zero Pressure Differences and Zero Leakage for Non-contacting Spiral Groove liquid Face Seals Determination of Optimal Parameters of Labyrinth-screw Seals and Pumps Advanced Aerostatic Dry Gas Seal Influence of Centrifugal Growth of Runner on Floating Bushing Oil Seal Performance and Compressor Stability Using Finite Element Methods.