If the amount of pressure inside of the seal is increased and there is an excess of pressure between the face plates, the two faces move apart and the seal begins to open.
[2] The flow rate of the system can also be controlled with great accuracy by limiting the amount of pressure within the seal.
Once the fluid is inside the seal, it forms a thin film around the entire inner system.
After creating the film, the fluids then flow out of the seal and on to the rear face plate, which cools the system and prevents any excess heat from building up.
Cold water was then tested as the incompressible fluid, it has double the viscosity as ammonia, which showed favorable results.
[2] - attempt to fix warping caused by system error - added face control grooves to prevent any erosion of seal faces - resolved any areas where fluid remains stagnant and cause blockage Hydrostatic seals should last multiple years without any deterioration to its components due to its overall structure.
Current Hydrodynamic seals begin to deteriorate over time because the two faces are always in contact with each other.
[6] In addition, axial misalignment would also cause the horizontal shaft to shift in the vertical direction; this misalignment would result in a faulty seal if the restoring force is not great enough to correct the shift in components.
Due to the axially rotating face seal, any excess leakage will have a high fluid velocity which can erode away at the face plates, eventually leading to a faulty seal.