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Bellows Mechanical Seal
Bellows Mechanical Seal are a type of mechanical seal where the spring element is a bellows. This eliminates the need for a secondary dynamic seal e.g o-rings. Bellows Mechanical Seals are also known as non-pusher seals as they have a static secondary seal which stays in place against the shaft, sleeve or on the gland of the pump.
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What are Bellows Mechanical Seal used for?
A bellows mechanical seal is used where a dynamic seal is deemed unsuitable for the application e.g high temperature medium slurry or high seal hysteresis.
How does a Bellows Mechanical Seal work?
The primary mechanical seal functions exactly the same as a standard mechanical seal except the spring element is now being replaced with a bellows. The friction from the dynamic seal (e.g o-ring) is not a consideration.
What are the bellow types of a Mechanical Seal?
A bellows mechanical seal is available in numerous materials such as;
- metal bellows mechanical seal where Flowserve have a standardised Hastelloy
® alloy C-276. - elastomer bellows mechanical seal
- PTFE bellows mechanical seal
- Rubber bellows mechanical seal which is mostly used in water industries and Waste Water Treatment plants.
Failure of a bellows mechanical seal is very rare as normally the seal itself will fail before the bellows.
However if a bellows mechanical seal should fail it can be due to several reasons such as; poor wielding, product particulate getting into the bellows and causing the spring element to fail, chemical and/or abrasive attack or over-pressure.
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