With today's mandate for reduced fugitive emissions and improved air quality in industrial valves, proper installation of stem packing has become critical. But the importance of effective sealing by...
Compression packings have suffered from a reputation of being an old-fashioned technology unsuited to modern industrial processes. In the case of rotating equipment, they are largely superseded by...
Many associations, societies and regulatory agencies have rewritten and redeveloped emissions and leakage standards and controls year after year. The partial list of organizations—based on voluntary...
One of the oldest sealing devices, compression packing is still very common in modern industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, agriculture, pulp and paper, power generation, and mining....
What are the key steps to cutting packing for optimum performance?This month's “Sealing Sense” was prepared by FSA Member Ron Frisard and sponsored by the Compression Packing...
Galvanic corrosion is an electrochemical process that occurs between two dissimilar metals, or between a metal and a conductive non-metallic material, when both are exposed to an electrically...
For many years, industry has recognized the inherent benefits of braided packings produced from PTFE fiber. Low coefficient of friction and outstanding chemical stability make it well-suited for...
With automated sizing, not only will a design meet its requirements, but each design becomes part of the process to extend the norms of network sizing approaches.
This paper goes into detail about the history of bearing life calculation, the best practices by today’s standards, and methods for more accurate life estimations.
