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adhesive volumetrically and virtually free from shot processing system capable of simultaneous-
pulsation, it gives far greater control over the ly moulding nine discrete substrates or shapes
amount of adhesive released, says the company. that exhibit a broad range of durometers, tex-
The volume flow depends on the size of the tures and colours using Dow Corning QP1 liq-
pump and the number of revolutions. The direc- uid silicone rubber (LSR) materials. The system
tion of flow is also reversible to eliminate the simultaneously moulds discrete shapes whilst
possibility of post-dispense dripping. As flow is maintaining costs comparable to a single-shot
directly proportional to the speed of rotation, the system, say the companies.
system enables the dispensing rate to be varied ‘In today’s fiercely competitive market place,
continuously by adjusting the motor speed. medical device manufacturers need to innovate
The standard, single pump, Henkel designs with increasingly varied yet closely inte-
Volumetric Rotor Dispenser is designed for grated functionality – whilst maintaining tight con-
single component Loctite anaerobic adhesives/ trol over production costs,’ said Roger Hendrick,
sealants and light-curing acrylics. The system Application Engineer, Dow Corning Healthcare.
comes with a dedicated controller which has ‘Our portfolio of QP1 LSRs gave Silcotech a
Thermosil 3000 Series RTV sealants cure in an LCD to display a navigation menu, which solid materials foundation on which to build its
hours, or even minutes, with the application makes it easy for users to select either the new processing technology to meet this com-
of heat. They bond securely to metals and amount of product dispensed, in millilitres, or petitive demand. Our close collaboration has
composites, without the need for primer,
and do not emit hazardous or corrosive
the dispense rate in millilitres/min. delivered results for high-output moulding of
by-products. The Loctite Dual Rotor Pump Dispenser is intricate medical device designs.’
based on exactly the same operating principle,
Contacts: but is mainly designed to handle two-part Contacts:
FMi Chemical Inc, 4 Northwood Drive, Bloomfield, epoxy resins. It is suitable for processing low Dow Corning Corp, PO Box 994, Midland,
CT 06002, USA. Tel: +1 860 243 3222, and high viscosity materials within the ratio MI 48686-0994, USA. Tel: +1 989 496 7881,
Web: www.fmichemical.com of 1:1 to 10:1 and is typically specified for Fax: +1 989 496 6731, Web: www.dowcorning.com,
dispensing continuous beads or for time-con- Web: www.xiameter.com
trolled potting applications in manual work sta-
Dispensing adhesive tions. Two separate servo drives enable the ratio
mix to be adjusted continuously.
Silcotech North America Inc, 54 Nixon Road, Bolton,
ON L7E 1W2, Canada. Tel: +1 905 857 9998,
with high The system can also process some abrasive Fax: +1 905 857 6004
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Eriks industrial distributor Lewis-Goetz & Sealants, said: ‘We are excited to partner with
entered a definitive agreement in April to American Securities because it is ideally positioned
acquire Action Industrial Group, a fabricator to support our next phase of growth and develop- IN BRIEF
and distributor, based in South Carolina, that ment. American Securities has significant experi-
Parker Hannifin’s RSU quickly
specialises in fasteners, gaskets, hose products ence in the speciality chemical sector and a broad
manufactures non-standard tube fittings
and industrial construction tools and supplies. and experienced team upon which we can draw.’ The Tube Fittings Division (TFD) of
The acquisition adds seven Southeast locations ‘We look forward to working with them as US-based Parker Hannifin Corp claims that
to the Lewis-Goetz footprint, as well as consid- we continue to focus on providing adhesive and it can now manufacture custom fittings and
erable gasket fabrication technologies. Action sealant application products and technologies adapters in as little as 24, 48 or 72 hours
Industrial Group has 78 employees and posted that create value for our global customers.’ using its growing rapid service unit (RSU).
$21.5 million in net sales in 2014. Scott Wolff, Managing Director, American The RSU quickly manufactures non-standard,
As part of Lewis-Goetz, Action Industrial Group Securities, added: ‘We believe that the com- low- and high-volume tube fittings and adapt-
will have the opportunity to expand its reach with pany’s commitment to product innovation, ers for hydraulic and pneumatic applications,
more access to resources and greater opportunities combined with its experienced and customer- as well as unavailable standard fittings.
to cross-sell products. It fabricates and distributes focused management team positions Royal for a More information:
hose, sealing, conveyor belt and valve products strong future. We look forward to bringing our Web: www.parker.com/tfd
from nearly 100 locations in the USA and Canada. resources to bear to support Ted and his team
Eriks Seals and Plastics Inc, a technical for Royal’s continued success.’ Trelleborg acquires outstanding shares
resource for seals and bearings required for in LSR operation in Bulgaria
demanding applications, has bought Texas- Contacts:
Sweden’s Trelleborg has used an option from
2011 to acquire the outstanding 50% shares in
based Seals and Packings. The acquired firm Royal Adhesives & Sealants Llc, 2001 West Washington
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions’ Silcotech Bulgaria
has been in operation for more than 30 years, Street, South Bend, IN 46628, USA. Tel: +1 574 246
OOD, with a production unit in Pernik,
delivering seals and related components to a 500, Web: www.royaladhesives.com Bulgaria. Its main focus is the production of
wide range of industries, including the oil and precision moulded seals in liquid silicone rub-
gas, automotive, rail, aerospace, mobile and Arsenal Capital Partners, 100 Park Avenue, 31st Floor, ber (LSR) for various industries, including food
industrial hydraulics, chemicals, petrochemicals New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel: +1 212 771 1717, processing. The company says this transaction
and medical sectors. Fax: +1 212 771 1718, Web: www.arsenalcapital.com is part of its strategy to strengthen its position
This acquisition enables Eriks to enhance its in attractive market segments.
client base in the US oil and gas industry and American Securities Llc, 299 Park Avenue, 34th Floor,
will enable it to offer further products and ser- New York, NY 10171, USA. Tel: +1 212 476 8000, Momentive promotes ultra-clear LSR
vices to existing and new customers. Fax: +1 212 697 5524, Web: www.american-securities.com
technology for optical applications
Silicones and materials company Momentive
Performance Materials Inc used Light Fair
Contacts:
International, which was held recently in
Eriks Bv, Toermalijnstraat 5, 1812 RL Alkmaar,
The Netherlands. Tel: +31 72 514 1514,
TRP Sealing Systems New York, USA as an opportunity to demon-
strate its ultra-clear Silopren LSR 7000 (liquid
Fax: +31 72 515 5645, Web: www.eriks.nl invests in CNC machine silicone rubber) series. By providing durability
and design freedom this material can be used
Lewis-Goetz & Co Inc, 650 Washington Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15228, USA. Tel: +1 412 341 7100,
Web: www.lewis-goetz.com
U K-based TRP Sealing Systems Ltd,
which specialises in seals, gaskets and
mouldings, has invested £200 000 in a CNC
in a wide range of industries and applications
where the combination of high transparency,
and excellent heat and radiation resistance are
machine for mould tool manufacture. needed, says the company.
Eriks Seals and Plastics Inc, 1160 Mustang Drive, Simon Children, Managing Director, TRP More information:
Suite 100, DFW Airport, TX 75261, USA. Sealing Systems, commented: ‘Whilst I am sure Web: www.momentive.com
Tel: +1 682 292 5060, Web: www.eriksusa.com we will continue to make use of the excellent
service received from our current mould tooling TSP hard-facing material increases
suppliers, our investment in internal capacity life of drilling tools
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The test procedure involved installing the BHR Group is seeking contributions on the
Hallite partners with rod wiper into the specified test fixture, heating
the hydraulic circulation fluid to 66°C (150°F),
following topics:
MSOE to develop pumping the oil over the top of the rod and • smart seals;
letting it drain down into the reservoir whilst • training, standards and competence;
rod-wiper test circulating high-velocity particles (ISO 12103- • new seal and counter surface materials;
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Friction is just
the beginning
In dynamic sealing systems two surfaces are in
sliding contact, or extremely close proximity, to
prevent or minimise some process fluid from
escaping into the environment. The most com-
mon systems used are mechanical seals where
two extremely flat surfaces are in partial contact Figure 1. Frictional power consumption of mechanical seals.
or separated by a fluid film, and compression
packing where a soft pliable material is com- Operating conditions: Performance parameters:
5500 rpm 13.7 kBtu/h, total frictional heat input
pressed against a shaft to maintain leakage at an 186 psig, process fluid pressure 255°F average face temperature
absolute minimum. 176°F process fluid temperature 290°F maximum face temperature
0.10 boundary coefficient of friction –675 µrad (–10.7 HLB), pressure distortion
4 µin, rms surface roughness 857 µrad (13.6 HLB), thermal distortion
Mechanical seals frictional process fluid: water 182 µrad (2.9 HLB), total face distortion
20.8 gram/h, leakage rate
power consumption
The power consumed by the seals is most
simply expressed by considering the surface
area that is in contact, the sliding velocity, the
contact pressure and the coefficient of friction
between the materials. The equation that is
used is:
P = ((B–k) × Pp + Ps) × rpm ×
Figure 2. Representative finite element analysis used to calculate heat generation.
Dm × µ × Af × F (1)
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Beyond friction
Energy losses from
product leakage
Some energy is lost simply through leaks. These
Figure 6. Energy loss with regulated flow rates for different piping plans.
will come from many sources – dynamic and
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Energy losses from a sealing Enlarged bore seal chambers with mini- • In the first – Plan 21 – process is recirculated
mal throat restrictions provide a high level from the discharge of the pump through an
system’s environmental controls
of process fluid circulation through the seal orifice and a heat exchanger, and then enters
in high-temperature applications chamber to dissipate heat. If an enlarged the seal chamber. In this case, process energy
In most of these cases, the energy consump- seal bore chamber is not available or is is rejected to the environment through the
tion of the sealing system is relatively small not capable of maintaining an acceptable heat exchanger, and the cooled fluid is then
in comparison to overall energy consump- temperature in the seal environment, an reheated to the process temperature. This is a
tion by the pumping system. The seal API piping plan may need to be applied. very inefficient plan.
itself consumes energy because of friction In many cases API piping plan 11 (bypass • The second one is Plan 23. In this case,
between its rotating and stationary faces, flush from the pump discharge) or plan 13 liquid is recirculated from the seal chamber
and turbulence or churning of the fluid in (bypass flush to the pump suction) are typi- with a pumping ring to a heat exchanger and
the seal chamber. cally sufficient. back into the seal chamber. A good thermal
The amount of energy consumed is a func- With either design, the bypass flush repre- bushing is required to prevent process mix-
tion of seal design parameters. Depending sents recirculation of the process fluid, which ing with the seal chamber area. This is a
on the seal design, the seal face friction and has an impact on pump efficiency and resulting very efficient plan as it needs to cool a small
viscous shear can result in energy consump- energy consumption. The degree to which the amount of fluid around the seal. It only
tion of 200–1000 W (0.27–1.34 hp), which pump efficiency is reduced is proportional to needs to reject to the environment the seal
can lead to an unacceptable elevation in the flow rate of the process fluid through the generated heat and the heat soak energy from
temperature in the seal environment. The seal flush system. In order to minimise the effect of the process into the seal chamber.
chamber design affects the ability of the seal the flush, a properly sized orifice can be located • Plan 32 – the third approach – introduces
to dissipate this thermal energy. Depending on in the flush line to restrict the flow rate to an a flush to the seal area from an external
the magnitude of the heat generated and the optimal level. source. In this case the liquid introduced
characteristics of the seal chamber, a seal sup- It is important to compare the power con- to cool the seal must be reheated to process
port system that consumes additional energy sumption of various seal cooling arrangements, temperature. It does not consume as much
also may be employed. or piping plans, in cases where the seal tem- energy as Plan 21, but still represents a con-
siderable heat or energy loss.
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that the energy consumption for the mechani- A case study was conducted to calculate the The energy to drive the pump was included
cal seal is practically negligible compared with energy dissipation in a typical hot-oil pumping to highlight the fact that the most energy
the thermal energy losses. application using different sealing methods. intensive sealing system – a mechanical seal,
A summary of the most common plans and The application specifics were as follows: with injection of kerosene at ambient tem-
their thermal energy characteristics is given in perature at a rate of 2 litres per minute – con-
Table 1. • Single-stage, end-suction centrifugal pump sumes more energy that the motor used to
An Energy Assessment standard ISO 14414, (API 610 compliant) providing heat to drive the pump.
which is currently at the final draft interna- several areas of a plant; A few more scenarios were investigated that
tional standard (FDIS) stage, does include an • pumped fluid: hydrocarbon at 315°C (600°F); also compared compression packing. Just as in
appendix that specifically relates to sealing sys- • specific gravity 0.8; the case of mechanical seals various schemes
tems and recognises the necessity of including • specific heat 1.67 kJ/kg-°C (0.4 Btu/lb-°F); can be used to enable compression packing
their review in any pumping system energy • system pressure: 345 kPag (50 psig) in the to work in high-temperature applications.
assessment. seal chamber; The packing can be cooled with the injection
It is clear that significant problems are found • pump shaft: 3600 rpm (50 mm in diameter of a cool fluid as in the case of API Plan 32,
in high-temperature service where cooling is in the seal area); but depending on the location and use of the
required. Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) mem- • pump driver: 50 hp (typical); lantern ring, a much lower volume of liquid
ber companies have assembled data on 28 000 • sealing devices: mechanical seals and enters the process.
seal applications where the pumping temperature compression packing; and Steam also can be used and, finally, as in the
exceeds 200°C (400°F). Figure 7 represents • heat lost at the pump must be replaced at case of mechanical seals, some compression
the frequency of the API piping plans used in the system boiler or heat exchanger. packing construction and materials are such
these 28 000 high-temperature applications. It is that no cooling is necessary. In that last case,
estimated that around 20% of these applications Figure 8 shows the comparative power only frictional energy is to be considered. The
use compression packing, but there is no reliable consumption of the various mechanical seal chart in Figure 9 (on page 12) compares the
data on packing type or piping arrangements. scenarios. packing and mechanical seal scenarios.
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annular sealing gasket element is positioned contact of the surfaces of the members are
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Gas seals for rotating ends (3 & 4), with one clamping tab (5 & 6)
shafts operating under being attached to the seal element in the region
of each joint end. The shaft part (2) is “looped”
high temperatures
with the seal element (1) such that the two
Applicant: Battelle Memorial joint ends lie opposite each other. An attached
Institute, USA pulling tool (7) is designed to engage the two
Various embodiments of this patent cover gas clamping tabs (5 & 6) in a form-fitting manner
seal systems and apparatuses for use in a drive and pull together the two joint ends (3 & 4) in
assembly for transferring a rotational force from the circumferential direction (U) of the shaft
a zone at ambient temperature to one that is at part (2) until they contact each other. The joint
a high temperature. ends (3 & 4) are connected and the pulling
Patent number: WO/2014/134582 tool is uninstalled.
Inventors: M. O’Brian, Z. Abdullah Patent number: WO/2014/131835
and S. Winecki Inventors: A. Grambow, H.-J. Liesegang
Publication date: 4 September 2014 and M. Landwehr
Patent WO/2014/133615 describes an
Publication date: 4 September 2014
improved seal assembly (42) that has been
Seal arrangement for developed for use with a combustion liner
assembly employed in a gas turbine engine to
non-contact sealing of control fluid flow. The figure above illustrates
anti-friction bearings a scrolled bimetal seal assembly, showing the
seal member in its open position for permit-
Applicant: CBSG 3D Freiform ting fluid flow (top) and fully deployed and
GmbH, Germany engaging the sealing surface (bottom).
In summary, this invention relates to a seal
arrangement for non-contact sealing of anti- assembly (42) for use with a combustion liner
friction bearings – in particular for sealing anti- assembly employed in a gas turbine engine to
friction bearings in conveyors, machine tools, control fluid flow. The seal assembly has a bimetal
pumps and electric motors. More specifically, it sealing member (44). This is affixed to a first This invention – detailed by patent
relates to an improvement in the arrangement of surface that is proximal to a second perpendicular WO/2014/131835 – relates to a method for
non-contact fluid-collecting labyrinth seals that surface, which is not in contact with the first installing a seal element (1) on a shaft part (2).
perform a sealing function, such that lubricating surface, thus providing a potential fluid flow-path The figure above shows the sealing element
placed in a circular formation around the shaft
oil is not able to escape from the anti-friction (56). Upon heating, the bimetal sealing member member. Two joint ends of the element face
bearing side, and water and contaminants are “uncoils” contacting the second perpendicular sur- each other. A drawing tool is attached to the
not able to enter from the atmosphere side. The face, thus blocking the flow-path between the two joint ends (of the seal member) and, contract-
seal arrangement described consists of a three- surfaces. Various metals may be used to provide ed by tension, draws them together.
piece pre-assembled labyrinth seal, of which at predetermined sealing characteristics.
least one sealing element is arranged together Patent number: WO/2014/133615 Method for producing a seal
with the surrounding, stationary machine part, Inventor: C.B. Graves
and at least one sealing element is arranged on Publication date: 4 September 2014 Applicant: Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa,
a rotatable machine part. A core advantage of Germany
this design, say the inventors, is its ability to This invention relates to a method for produc-
Method for installing a seal
ensure satisfactory and effective sealing despite ing a seal. A sealing compound is applied to a
the potential occurrence of what is referred to as
element on a shaft part workpiece by means of a metering device. This
“severe surge-like flooding of sealing gaps”. Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF, Sweden is done whilst the workpiece is moved relative
Patent number: WO/2014/132140 This patent describes a method for installing to the metering device. Before the sealing com-
Inventors: E. Scholz and Y.H. Scholz a seal element (1) on a shaft part (2). The seal pound is applied, the targeted area is heated
Publication date: 4 September 2014 element rotates in a circular manner about whilst the workpiece is moved relative to a
the shaft part in the assembled state. The aim heating device.
of this invention is to simplify the assembly Patent number: WO/2014/131682
Bimetal strip-seal
process. According to the associated patent, Inventors: J. Hudina, U. Weinbrecht,
Applicant: Rolls-Royce Corp, USA this is achieved by producing the seal (1) as a D. Reitenbach and E. Grulich
This patent provides details of an improved seal longitudinally extending element with two joint Publication date: 4 September 2014
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