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Shaft Seal for Dry Screw Compressor
Dear all, API 619 suggests some types of shaft seals for dry screw compressors including labyrinths, carbon rings and dry gas seals. Are all of these seals types applicable and/or equivalent? What are the criteria to select one type and how can we choose the right seal type for a particular...- REEPCO
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- Forum: Gas compression engineering
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API 619 DATASHEET
Dear all, I have just started working with oil-free screw compressors. There are some terms in API 619 datasheet which I am not familiar with and do not know their meaning. Is there any tutorial, user guide, etc. which explains the terms of this standard datasheet? Many thanks.- REEPCO
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- Forum: Gas compression engineering
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Selecting Appropriate Piping Plan
Dear all, I am new in seal engineering areas. I want to purchase an API-610 centrifugal pump and want to select the appropriate seal piping plan from the standard plans of API-682. Given specific liquid characteristics (liquid type, vapor pressure, temperature, SG, etc.), how can we select a...- REEPCO
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- Forum: Mechanical Seal engineering
