Mechanical Seals for the Pump Industry: Selection, Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting PDF

The second edition expands and improves the book originally published in 2006. This guidebook was created to provide a detailed overview of the fundamentals of mechanical seal technology. The revised second edition builds on that strong foundation.

One of the only resources dedicated to mechanical seals in pumping systems, this is a definitive book to support pump owners. It is written to help engineers, operators, maintenance and reliability professionals of all experience levels understand mechanical seals and piping plans, improve the performance of existing applications, and perform calculations relevant to mechanical seals. Those who are new to mechanical seals will find this guidebook to be an excellent resource for learning the vocabulary, components, designs, operational requirements, and functionality. Experienced pump technicians can rely on this reference material to help them improve the reliability of their rotating equipment.

Readers will learn or receive:
•    The classification of mechanical seals
•    Understand the basic operating principles for mechanical seals
•    Fundamentals of seal design and construction 
•    The advantages and disadvantages of commonly used piping plans in the pumping industry
•    Common equations such as power consumption, heat generation, flow rate, and others
•    Common failures of mechanical seals, the benefits of failure analysis, and troubleshooting approaches
•    Typical seal observation report 
•    Checklist for commissioning and start-up procedures

After a thorough and thoughtful review by the Hydraulic Institute Mechanical Seals Committee, the second edition has been revised to include:
•    A new chapter on seal face enhancement technology
•    Included new materials of construction
•    Updates images on seal classification 
•    Improved graphs for accuracy and legibility