Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

Seal swell

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The swelling of rubber (or other elastomers) gaskets, or seals when exposed to petroleum, synthetic lubricants, or hydraulic fluids. Seal materials vary widely in their resistance to the effect of ...

Seal face width

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The radial distance from the inside edge to the outside edge of the sealing face.

Seal face

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

It is either of the two lapped surfaces in a mechanical seal assembly forming the primary seal.

Seal chamber

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The area between the seal chamber bore and a shaft in which a mechanical seal is installed.

Seal assembly

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A group of parts, or a unitized assembly, that includes sealing surfaces, provisions for initial loading, and a secondary sealing mechanism that accommodates the radial and axial movement necessary ...