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high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

(OP)
I'm working on a system requiring a fairly high speed seal to isolate an oil lubricated gear box from a pressurized air environment.  RPM will be nominally at 23000 at 4000 SFM, with air pressure ranging from atmosphere to 80 psi and oil pressure around 18 psi.  Currently we use a carbon faced seal in a similar application but are looking for a lower cost alternative.  Any suggestions to bring the costs down?

RE: high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

(OP)
oops - the 4000 SFM should be 400, what a difference a 0 makes

RE: high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

Contact John Crane for this.

They routinely make seals for these conditions.

A seal they make for similar conditions is used in Sundyne high speed gearboxes up to 35000 RPM.

And yes, the item is low cost. (considering the service conditions)

Best regards.

Scalleke

RE: high rpm (23K) mechanical seal

You can contact saint gobain performance seals for this application, they produce specialized seals for all kind of application..

www.omniseal.com

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