This version of the publication has been superseded with the second edition. PDF copies remain available for purchase.

Overview:

A must read for all engineers, pump and seal professionals, end users, consulting engineers, distributors, and pump OEMs. Published in cooperation with the Fluid Sealing Association, this 300+ page book includes the following:

• Increase your ability to specify seals to improve mechanical seal reliability
• Mechanical Seals for Pumps: Application Guidelines was created as a tool to be used by those who purchase or specify mechanical seals, as well as by the end users of rotating equipment in a wide variety of industries
• Understanding the basis principles of mechanical seals, design variations, and limits is a tool that allows users to ascertain if they can achieve the Mean Time Between Repairs desired
• Proper seal selection is necessary to achieve emission levels, MTBR goals and energy savings previously unimaginable in the days of mechanical packing
• Gain a better understanding of how seal life is affected by proper equipment operation, equipment condition, and correct seal and material selection
• Learn how to specify, select, and operate ancillary equipment used to control the seal’s operating environment
• Learn which seal plan will produce the results required by the owner

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