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    Ma y 2 0 0 4

    Chemical
    Engineering
    Progress
    An AIChE Publication

    AESSEAL, Inc. (Rotherham,


    U.K.; www.aesseal.com) has unveiled a double-face mechanical seal
    for bearing isolation, that corrects the
    shortcomings of the widely used lip
    and labyrinth seals, and costs less to
    operate. Called the MagTecta-II
    (Figure 1), the cartridge unit is said to
    be the only commercially available
    double-face seal that provides hermetic bearing isolation in both static
    and dynamic rotating equipment for
    vertical or horizontal shafts. This is
    particularly useful in API sealing applications, as it complies with
    European ATEX and API 610 v9
    specifications for use in explosive areas and in centrifugal pump components where absolute containment of
    lubricating fluids is required, says
    Chris Rehmann, general manager of
    AESSEAL, Inc.s MagTecta Div.
    A combination of the MagTecta
    seals and synthetic lubricants can
    reduce the frequency of oil changes
    in pumps and gearboxes by a minimum of 4:1 under ideal conditions,
    and by as much as 50:1 under adverse conditions.
    Unlike a lip seal, the MagTecta-II
    does not rub against the shaft, so
    there is no mechanical wear or shaft
    damage. Furthermore, the design
    does not include a labyrinth arrangement, which could seize parts with
    close radial and axial running clearances and which allows moisture
    ingress due to bearing-chamber
    breathing. Instead, it hermetically
    seals the bearing chamber by using
    magnets to pull two stationary faces
    (antimony-carbon and bronze-filled
    Teflon) against a tungsten-carbide
    rotary (Figure 2 and Table). These
    faces are polished to 2.0 105 in.
    so as to prevent fluid movement
    across the moving face, using standard mechanical-seal technology.

    CEP

    www.cepmagazine.org

    Figure 1. The MagTecta-II is a magnetically


    energized, double-cartridge seal that can fit into
    the space occupied by a lip seal.

    The MagTecta-II can be installed


    in physical spaces that were previously occupied by labyrinth or lip
    seals. It is designed to fit shafts
    ranging in size from 5/8-in. to 11-in.
    dia. with peripheral speeds up to 20
    m/s (equivalent to a 4.25-in. shaft at
    3,600 rev/min) and is inventoried in
    1/16-in. and metric increments.
    The MagTecta-II costs about
    $100150/in. of shaft dia. vs.
    $10/in. for a similar-sized lip seal.
    But the high maintenance costs of
    the latter due to shaft damage, frequent replacement and lubricant
    leakage will often result in total lip
    seal operating costs that are 35
    times higher than that of the
    MagTecta-II, says Rehmann.
    One Michigan-based paper manufacturer was spending over $5,000
    every 34 months to repair leak-induced damage to rectifier-roll bearing
    housings furnished with lip seals,
    says Bruce McCartney, president of
    ProSeal, Inc., a rotating-equipment
    consulting firm in Madison Heights,
    MI (www.prosealsg.com). Four
    months after being rebuilt with firstgeneration MagTecta seals, no measurable water entry into the bearings
    has occurred. Payback for the
    MagTecta retrofit has already been realized, he adds.

    Component
    1. Rotary seal face
    2. Rotary elastomer
    3. Stationary seal face
    4. Stationary elastomer
    5. Outer body
    6. Outer body elastomer
    7. Shroud
    8. Magnet
    9. Stationary seal face
    10. Stationary elastomer
    11. Circlip
    * Ethylene propylene rubber

    Construction
    Tungsten carbide
    Viton
    Antimony carbon
    Viton/EPR*
    Stainless steel
    Viton/Atlas/Kalrez
    Phosphor bronze
    Ni-plated rare earth
    Bronze-filled Teflon
    Viton/EPR
    Stainless steel

    Figure 2. Cross section of the MagTecta-II


    shown in normal orientation.
    Reproduced with permission from CEP
    (Chemical Engineering Progress) May 2004.
    Copyright 2004 AIChE. All rights reserved.

    CEP

    May 2004

    www.cepmagazine.org

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