Mechanical Seals Level I
Mechanical Seals Level I
This Mechanical Seals Level I Course provides maintenance technicians, reliability engineers, and rotating equipment specialists with comprehensive training in seal fundamentals, installation best practices, and failure prevention strategies. Through a balanced approach combining theory and practical exercises, participants will develop expertise in proper seal selection, installation techniques, and alignment procedures to maximize seal lifespan and prevent premature failures.
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Here are the main topics covered on the Mechanical Seals Level I:
On completion of this Mechanical Seals training course, the delegate will be able to critically analyze the methodologies employed within the organization and instigate improvements where required
The knowledge gained in this training course will:
- Enable the delegate to optimize the operation and maintenance of various types of pumps & compressors
- Give the delegate confidence to carry out failure analyses on seals thereby avoiding repetitive failures
- Improve seal operating and maintenance techniques
- Enable measures to quantify equipment condition
- Give better control of mechanical seal providers
- Enable better identification and specification of new and replacement seals
- Allow tighter control of maintenance budgets by the avoidance of unplanned equipment failures in service
- Improved confidence when dealing with suppliers and contractors
- Better understanding of how manufacturers design and develop mechanical seals for particular environments
- Better control of the management of pumps and compressor maintenance and operation
- Improved personal knowledge of sealing systems
- Better ability to troubleshoot seal problems and avoid recurrence
- Confidence and ability to select the appropriate flush plan thereby improving reliability and personal profile to senior management
This training course is directed towards: - Supervisors
- Team leaders in maintenance, engineering and production
- Anyone who wishes to update themselves on maintenance engineering technologies, judge the suitability of these technologies for their needs
Day One: Basic Concepts of Fluid Sealing - Role of tribology, leak rates, heat transfer, design considerations, materials, application to mechanical seal
- Lubrication fundamentals
- Basic fluid mechanics, Reynolds equation, lubrication solutions, application to mechanical seal
Day Two: Mechanical Seal Design - Theoretical aspects and design
- Factors affecting design
- Materials of construction
- Mechanical seal selection
- Data requirements for seal selection
- Seal type selection
- Selection of the primary seal
- Selection of the seal arrangement