Seals play an important role in hydraulic cylinders—they contain the fluid and prevent the leakage of fluid between components. They fall into two main categories: dynamic and static. Dynamic seals ...

A spring-energized mechanical seal refers to the force used to maintain the seal face and the mating ring in close contact, which is supplied by a mechanical spring device. This device can be a wave ...

Carbon is used as one of the faces on many seal applications because of its self-lubricating properties, chemical inertness and relatively low cost. Silicon carbide and tungsten carbide seal faces ...

Ethane pipelines present unique challenges due to frequent fluid phases shift from liquid to vapor to Source: John Crane ...