Process equipment sealing technology

Author: Cai Renliang
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This book systematically and comprehensively introduces the main contents and latest developments of static and dynamic fluid sealing in process industry plants. The book is divided into 5 chapters, focusing on explaining the basic concepts of sealing, fluid sealing theory, leakage detection technology, as well as gasket sealing and adhesive sealing for process equipment and pipelines, packing sealing, reciprocating sealing, mechanical sealing, clearance sealing, gas-liquid film sealing, labyrinth sealing, centrifugal sealing, spiral sealing, magnetohydrodynamic sealing, and fully enclosed sealing, among others. The sealing mechanisms, structural forms, sealing characteristics, materials, and selection criteria are discussed in detail. Additionally, the book provides appendices at the end, including a directory of commonly used domestic sealing standards and a Chinese-English terminology. This book can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in higher education institutions, as well as a reference for technical personnel engaged in sealing design, maintenance, and management.