mechanical seal

  • 1mechanical seal — A shaft seal consisting of two highly polished mating surfaces, one surface being connected to the shaft (rotating element) and the other to the casing (stationary element) …

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  • 2End face mechanical seal — An end face mechanical seal, also referred to as a mechanical face seal but usually simply as a mechanical seal, is a type of seal utilised in rotating equipment, such as pumps and compressors. When a pump operates, the liquid could leak out of… …

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  • 3Split Mechanical Seal — A Split Mechanical Seal is used to seal rotating equipment such as pumps (often vertical or horizontal multi stage), mixers, agitators, stern tubes, and reactors. It is designed with a split rotating (5) and split non rotating (3) lapped ring… …

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  • 4Seal (mechanical) — Compression seal example A mechanical seal is a device which helps join systems or mechanisms together by preventing leakage (e.g., in a plumbing system), containing pressure, or excluding contamination. The effectiveness of a seal is dependent… …

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  • 5seal — [1] A flexible ring, disc or washer that prevents the passage of liquid, air, gas or dirt. [2] To prevent the passage of liquid, air, gas, etc. by means of a seal or sealant (e.g., on seams, joints, flanges). [3] to coat a surface (e.g., when… …

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  • 6Mechanical engineering — Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants …

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  • 7Seal — may refer to:Legal* Seal (contract law), a legal formality for contracts and other instruments * Seal (device), an official stamp or symbol used as a means of authentication * Seal (Chinese), a stamp used in East Asia as a form of a signature *… …

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  • 8Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air  see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention …

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  • 9Seal manual — Manual Man u*al (m[a^]n [ u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. m[ u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain},… …

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  • 10mechanical face seal — A shaft seal consisting of two highly polished mating surfaces, one surface being connected to the shaft (rotating element) and the other to the casing (stationary element) …

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