Sealing properties and its influence factors of spherical mechanical seal

(Bentham Science Publishers) The spherical mechanical seal which can automatically adjust the contact state of sealing surfaces is proposed to replace the frequently used plane mechanical seal in order to solve the problems that when a marine stern shaft is bent with shafting misalignment and stern bearing wear factors, etc., the sealing properties of a plane mechanical seal is declined with the increase of both contact pressure and temperature of sealing surface.

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