.

! "# "! $

% &#

'(
Dry Gas Seal
:

. !

+ ,-

. /! 0 %

&&

3!4

! "#

DGS

/! 0

Dry Gas Seal

! "# %() $ %!&

5 67

+ . /! 0

. &:; + !<6
<

DGS C D+

DGS

E+

M
J#R

FG 3

N !H
! 3

!H G% &+ IJ- %

:; 6&4 O"

!H

!= >?!@A+

& !=

S 0 C3 '+

& 7

& != 4
&

68 PK C3 '+ 0 .

HJ=

. : Q '+ & + 0
& 7

1 B
D

6& +

+ !'

3 K+ 0

: 4 # I

& 7

!'

L
HJ= !'

N L6+ C3 '+
!H %

& != N

Sealing systems
1 #4
+

6#

! "#
# I0

:
.

!T8
1

U!1

! "#

(External Shaft Sealing ) &

. !: +

+
:L

!V #
W

HJ= !' Shaft Sealing

Labyrinth Seal
> D'I % +

#4

3X

6 bar :
:

A+ 6 7
.

!8 6 7

K+ +
.3 0#

< \ '=

!+

Floating Ring Seal(Oil wet)

C D+

( 350 bar 4) ?

!=
XG

!37 _
.

0` a !=

lub oil

Seal oil

8 = :
G0`

!=

Process Gas gas

!+

&

A+ 4 .

Seal .= 4 0 &Y#
Z [ &8 L

! "#

6T

/! 0

!37 G U bJ4 6 7 TH
E5+ L

H2S

Mechanical Contact Seals(Oil wet)

/! 0
.
. &

0`
+ Floating /!
+c

+ 150 bar

!37 X F /! . 3
X

: . /! 0

. /! 0

+ Floating /!

! 37 > d

: 4

#-

# .

Dry Gas Seal

bar e)) :

A+ 4 6T 0

B - G U bJ4 B - 6 7
#IG

% & #F

TI (

0 %!4

+E L

!37 . K+
.

1&+ _

#-

E+

GSeal oil L

B -G% 7C@
T

/! &4 G0`
& L

!37
[ X ) #

0 C D+ .
ZC 7:
Seat

<+?

!+

Face % ! %

B !4

$? Z
R

%7

#- /!

L6+

! "# %
!+

K+ . d

6&4

&

8 . &&

&&

3!4 %

6T

V /!

Buffer Gas consumption

Unscheduled Shutdowns
Aborted Starts

8!4

<

+% :

Oil Seals

!+ T

DGS

+f 8 4. /! V
.

Seal Oil Suply System Cost

Seal oil consumption
Maintenance cost
Energy Cost
Process Gas Leakage
Oil Contamination

= G?

K+

K
@I

! "#

&
6T

Dry Gas Seal

High
None
1 100 gallons/day
None
High
Negligible
30 130 HP
1 - 2 HP
25 SCFM
2 SCFM
High clean up cost and None
catalyst poisoning
40 70 SCFM
2 4 SCFM
High downtime cost
Very Reliable
Frequent
Rare
Dry Gas Seal

<

g R

+G
J+

-.
%7

DGS

! H . #-

TH

# I.

&

+> 1+
DGS

.+

D4 % #6 Stationary Face
Rotating Ring .

(%

+ i)

Rotating Ring

+
X)L h #-

> 1 + DGS jT ;+ / !

:+ . K+ !@4
&+

0 k& %
.#-

+
0

B V&
+&

!# W
.

7.

ZW

0 l'K+ f'

<T`

68

3!4

8!4 G && + [ 8

V + Stationary Face Rotating Ring %

.=

+L

+ .=

8 m- &

n4

f ,!4
0

!=
_

k&

Buffer Gas P !4

A4 Seal Gas

:
.

:4

l 'K+
?

&

: .

Seal Dam

. !: + %

:l+

. 0 F

D4 5 m- J#-

Tertiary Seal / Barrier Seal

DGS

+L
%7
!

J#- . .=
+ m- B ? :
L

.
GE
. & # +

.
1

R
Barrier Seal B

+B5
R b H % % N Q '+
! "#

0` L

D'I 0
k&

5&

N &

68 !

"# %

DGS

&: Z G . 0

.3 0#
#

!= a =
!+

_ > A1H
. ! C 7

0` d!1

6+ jT ;+ %

Labyrinth

8!4

0` d!1 > !H
5 B -

Tertiary Seal B

&

$=

4 1+

Siemens

h#-

!T8

. && +

%7
?!#D+ 6T 0

X F

E+ C D+ W
0+4

d B ?. !
.

+
+

DGS
3!4 DGS

$ 7G !

"#

X F O

. !

"

# $%

Z jT ;+ P

8!4

$; 0

6 7 0 #6+

Single Seal (without Buffer Gas) :

Clean Gas
%

+o

OZ

E Barrier Gas
Vent

X F h '+ . !: +

W G.

!: + 0 + 4 4?

Separation gas . ! : +

# I O
$E

68

!+ pD

0
.

Barrier Seal 0 .

I %U

Seat Face

18 W

6&4 . /! 0

8 = l<&+ W
!

Barrier Seal

Flare B E3 > !H

V+
8 =

8 =

:Z High Pressure K'&+

Q!'
:

! "#

!: + .K &+

Internal Labyrinth

# I

# I
TX +

. &
&

T :+

K+

'=

!+

. /! 0
.!

&6
E

<+hI
k& .

%E +
. !

&

!+
.!

%U
_

6V 1 #4 o
I 8 =

6T

Barrier

# I

+ r 4 q 0 Labyrinth
X

k&
O1 W

1
-

?!#D+
T#- 0 =

0
:

!+

R1A+ :
X $

: bJ =
!T8

V X P !4 8 =
D TX +

B ?7

T#8 .
.

j T ;+

+J

+ : $E
B

V7

&

6# I

&V

4 !

&

.!

!R&+ 0 #

!T8

% E + Barrier Seal

!<-

jI!4

&

Double seal ( )
Seal
1g

"( :
. /! 0

67

1
O

Z R1A+

Face

!T8

W#

& + . #- % < :Z .
.

A4 J+

Rotating Ring

6:

4 !H

+ ! "# Shut Down m-

?!#D+ .
+

V+

D,

h F0

& $Z%E+ $

J-

W % !&-

> !H

V
%U

+ m-

5 TH

%U

s =

. &

K+ J #- $ 7 0
1 HO

! +
#

W P !4
%U

: .

: 0 .

0+4 !

I :

(.
+

A4 Ring-Face
)O

+0

Z
!+

%U

R1A+

Clean Gas :

#
!

8!4

. /!

I Buffer Gas

#
%U

'=

% ! &X

P
4? 2bar .I
+ 0 + 4 PDCV

%U

&&

!K4 ! "# W

Clean 0 + 4
: T

!
G

%
C3 8
!8 .

8 = l<&+
4

%U

K+ d!1
8!4 6&4

+ E3 O

> !H
+ R

vent

%U

!+
.

8 =
O

< + Single

B ??
Z

4?

! "#

.!

!T8 .

R1A+

!8 Flare

X0& + Barrier seal

# % + (Vent)

R1A+ 0`

4?

%7 : ?!#D+ Gas

%! . /! 0
.

8 = :

Z R

# I

%7 @4

T#- .

5+

8 = R1A+ : . 3
.

Tandem Seal Arrangment +

> !H

Ring Face

18

$ 70
O
M

. !

N
#

Z
3!4 B

With Internal ) B

"( :
. 0
1

:Z

!+

+B 5
4 0#,

t '=

!=

!4 0 ( Labyrinth

N
[! =

N >!H

> + Primary Seal %

+ V

u . #<

Rb H ) &# I O
8 =

: $E

> + K+ N 0 ( Flare
O

"#N %

+L
+.I
!=B
.

+9

+0

N &+

N
T H

Ns =
6 P !4

E > #D4 % +

.
4 1+

X F.
$ 7

Rotating Ring ( . $/

k& .=
&+ 0

Rotating Ring

1T ;+

X F.
. !# L K4

L6+ .
# I

u&
uT#-

!8!+

01$2

3 -

R e $; C3 '+

$=

68

.u

&N [ 8

Q F % !4 + #- !'
: 68 n

% N
C@

> !H
k& : ovi

T I PK 6V& 0

X F B V&

.!

68

8!4 ! "#N $=

! "#N

1 b F

j3 ;+

68

68

.
!

. &

: 68
% N

N
.

!=

% N nX .

+ %7 3!4 ?
+ Lazer

u Q!' O& 8 .
Stationary ! + O& 8 .

+ Si3N4

M3!&u4

+ !
+ V u

k& : ove
k& /! 0

$=

68

NP !+

DGS

YZ

63 +

TI

:
Rotating

8!4

45 6, r

M 0 #6+
M

Liquid Phase Sintered SiC-Si , SiC-Si

+ Diamond Like Carbon coating $ !Z

+!#-

T !

u
Ring

:Rotating Ring

SiC-Si E Seat

:
DGS

/!
x #Z

+ > E 654 %

. 0

= : N

4!N 9 E 0

& !=

HJ=

!+

E Z a = >?!@A+
DGS
! :;

mA

+. &

N ... y E
!

67

3 # X >? u

%E#

!+

+ DGS

mA

4 !+ t :+ { K 4

&7

T+ N C3 '+

, K4 +

& != TN .L
u#

<3 '+ z

N L6+

! n E

.L # + u:4 #

c X

A+

! 0 . : = Z &+ 0
TN

P !4 N 4 1 +

!+ !H DGS

! Q '+ %

+ f 8 4 6T

+ z jT ;+ %

D + jT ;+ l &+ %7 64
M

DGS l

63

X F.

TN

A+ DGS

! "#N

$ 7 Ring & Seat jT ;+

+%: =

$ 7 89

& l#8 B

$Z:Z

+ .

I % &+ IJ-

& # E ! C 5&

1
(| + 4