How Do Mechanical Seal Work?

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So far as I understand those seal works by spring and screws adjustments. Many times you have a mechanical seal that is made of ceramic or brass and need to seat between shaft bearing retainers. Basicaly you want for a neat seat-seal clean smooth set up. Always Lock-Out and Tag any piece of equipment to avoid accidents within yourself and other personnel. Double check any possible power supply to the unit before and during repairs proceedure. Hang in There..and a nice day now..!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_seal

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A mechanical seal is a device designed to seal a rotating shaft against a stationary housing, e.g. a pump shaft against a pump casing. The stationary components will consists of a seal ring and (depending on the design) a spring-loaded element. The spring-loaded element can be a spring or a bellows. The seal ring is sealed against housing with secondary gasket, e.g. an O-ring. The rotating components will consist of a seal ring and (depending on the design) a spring-loaded element.

The spring-loaded element can be a spring or a bellows. The seal ring is sealed against the shaft with secondary gasket, e.g. an O-ring.

A mechanical seal can be supplied as a pre-assembled cartridge or in separate components.

Assembly is done in accordance with the assembly drawing.

A mechanical seal will run in the pumped product or external source fluid. To provide lubrication, a film of liquid must always be present between the seal faces. The sealing surfaces are separate from each other by the seal liquid film during shaft rotation and in principle operate without contact and thus minimal wear under these conditions.