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Reciprocating Pump Applications and Benefits

By Ron Taylor

Learn how a reciprocating pump works, its key applications, and reciprocating pump seal challenges to ensure reliable performance in demanding environments.

Filed Under: Sealing, Spring Energized Seals Tagged With: reciprocating pump, Seal Design, sealing, seals, spring energized seal

Essentials for Sealing in HPHT Equipment

By Ron Taylor

Discover how HPHT seals must be carefully selected to ensure reliable performance and maximize MTBM in high-pressure high-temperature equipment.

Filed Under: Sealing, Spring Energized Seals Tagged With: drilling, High Pressure-High Temperature, HPHT equipment, sealing profiles, spring energized seal, well

What is a Rotary Union and How Can It Be Sealed Effectively?

By Ron Taylor

Learn why spring energized seals can be highly effective in sealing rotary unions and how to select the best design and material for your needs.

Filed Under: Sealing, Spring Energized Seals Tagged With: Fluid Rotary Union (FRU), FLuid Swivel, Rotary Coupling, Rotary Joint, Rotary manifold, rotary union, Rotating Joint, Swivel Joint, Swivel Union

Effective Sealing for Cryogenic Liquids

By Ron Taylor

Effective Sealing for Cryogenic Liquids

Sealing for cryogenic liquids can be challenging due to change in properties. Learn how spring energized seal designs and materials choices can result in success.

Filed Under: Sealing, Spring Energized Seals Tagged With: cryogenic liquids, cryogenic sealing, liquified natural gas, LNG

Understanding Spring Energized Seals and When to Use Them

By Istvan Hajzer

What are Spring-Energized Seals?

Spring energized seals provide durable and reliable sealing solutions in critical applications and under extreme operating conditions in different industries. This seal design extends the operating limits of polymer-based seals by: Providing gas-tight sealing systems to end-users Helping to achieve fugitive emission reduction goals Meeting environmental regulation requirements Spring energized seals are a highly reliable […]

Filed Under: Sealing, Spring Energized Seals

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