Need some advice on what to use to lubricate orings on an ethylene service at minus 160C. I was considering a smear of silicon oil, does anyone have experience in this field.
I know if silicon grease is used it turns into powder and can cause problems.
Thank you in advance.
Australia is going through an LNG boom, large investments have been made in Coal Seam Gas on the East coast in particular Queensland. There will be a significant number of centrifugal compressors on the Upstream portion of these projects. Does anyone on this site know if this technology is...
I would be interested to get confirmation on the following:
I have an application with 99.2%wt% H2SO4 at 30.4C and believe that using 316 Stainless Steel metal parts is suitable. Can anybody confirm this material selection?
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I am interested in your comments on the topic of;
"Air entering a seal face under full vacuum".
Assume a single seal that is designed to handle full vacuum ie spring loads are designed to overcome full vacuum condition and seal.
Under this mode of operation, will air enter the seal face...
