发明名称 |
SPIRAL GROOVE SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR HIGH VAPOR-PRESSURE LIQUIDS |
摘要 |
A seal system is disclosed for sealing a housing and rotatable shaft against leakage of high vapor-pressure liquids such as natural gas. The method of sealing contemplates phase change of the liquefied hydrocarbon fluid across a first module. The gas so formed is contained by a second seal module which operates as a dry running gas seal. The seal system has plural, axially spaced spiral-groove seal modules mounted between the shaft and housing. Each seal module has a primary ring affixed to the housing and a mating ring affixed for rotation with the shaft and the modules define an intermediate cavity. The rings have opposed, radially extending faces, one of which has a plurality of downstream pumping spiral grooves extending from one circumference. The grooves of the grooved ring of the upstream module have a pattern which upon shaft rotation creates shear heating of the liquefied hydrocarbon fluid. The pattern has a land/groove surface area ratio greater than one and preferably a ratio of approximately three. The dam portion relative to groove portion surface area is also preferably greater than one and the preferred dam/groove ratio is approximately three.
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申请公布号 |
CA2046824(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1992.01.18 |
申请号 |
CA19912046824 |
申请日期 |
1991.07.11 |
申请人 |
JOHN CRANE INC. |
发明人 |
LAI, WEI-TANG;PECHT, GLENN G. |
分类号 |
F16J15/34;(IPC1-7):F16J15/34 |
主分类号 |
F16J15/34 |
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