Mechanical seals

Abstract

Summarizes briefly the dramatic advances made in the reliability of mechanical seals for rotating shafts in the process chemical and petrochemical industries over the last 30 years. Shows that expected mean time before failure has improved from tens of days to years over that time.

Citation

Wilson, B. (1995), "Mechanical seals", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 47 No. 2, pp. 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/00368799510781187