Research On Mechanical System Used In Oil And Gas Industry (Research And Improve Mechanical Seal)

Ariffin , Hashim (2007) Research On Mechanical System Used In Oil And Gas Industry (Research And Improve Mechanical Seal). Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to perform research and analysis on mechanical system used in oil and gas industry. To reduce the scope of this thesis, a research and analyses to improve mechanical seal is conducted. A mechanical seal is an important component of variety of pumps used in chemical, petrochemical and process industry. The primary function of a mechanical seal is to prevent leakage of the process fluid from the pump housing and shaft to the environment. The factors that affect the performance of a mechanical seal to leak are friction, wear and its thermal characteristics. A new design of a mechanical seal with an implanted heat exchanger in its mating ring is reported. The mating ring incorporates an internal channel in which a coolant (either a gas or a liquid) flows to remove heat from the seal face. A design was built and tested using CA TIA, SOLID WORK and ANSYS CFX .. Results are indicative of effective cooling and improved performance when compared to a conventional seal. A coating on the mating ring was successfully implemented. A simplified heat transfer analysis using the results of the finite element method is also presented for all the seal designs.

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