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Non-contacting mechanical seals (also known as dry seals) have clear benefits in certain operations over wet seals. They have a longer useful life than wet seals, prevent contaminants and particulates …

Dry running containment seals appear very similar to traditional wet seals at first glance. They have non-contacting mechanical faces—a rotating ring and a stationary ring. Dry gas seals are typically …

API Plan 72 delivers an external, low-pressure buffer gas, typically nitrogen, to a dual seal arrangement with a dry gas containment seal in the outboard position. The buffer gas flushes …