Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70028-7
{"title":"Trelleborg materials target applications in the hydrogen value chain","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70028-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70028-7","url":null,"abstract":"Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is launching a range of sealing materials that are targeted at applications in the entire hydrogen value chain.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"380 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75128720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70025-1
Hehui Zhang, Yutong Zong, Kang Li, Qingsong Zuo
{"title":"Entropy generation analysis technique for labyrinth seals – Part 1","authors":"Hehui Zhang, Yutong Zong, Kang Li, Qingsong Zuo","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70025-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70025-1","url":null,"abstract":"Entropy generation analysis – the subject of the study described in this feature – is a potential analytical technique that is being developed to provide a useful way of enhancing the functionality of labyrinth seals and perfecting their structure. Compared with conventional techniques, the approach aims to provide a more fundamental analysis of the energy dissipation phenomenon in labyrinth seals and a quantitative description of the amount of energy lost in various flow regions. The first part of this article, which appears here, mainly looks at the approach and numerical results of the associated research. The second instalment, which will appear in a forthcoming issue of Sealing Technology, will continue coverage by explaining how the technique may be applied.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"295 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75397953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70029-9
{"title":"Seals extend MTBR and reduce water and power consumption","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70029-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70029-9","url":null,"abstract":"John Crane has developed a seal for customers who regularly work with harsh and abrasive slurries. It says that it is designed to extend mean time between repair (MTBR), whilst reducing the amount of power used and almost eliminate water consumption.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72890131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70026-3
{"title":"“Smart seals” provide significant service-life data","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70026-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70026-3","url":null,"abstract":"Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) is developing intelligent seals that aim to provide more information about their service life than is currently obtainable through modelling other usage data. Referred to as “smart seals”, these self-diagnosing components are being designed to provide accurate condition information in real time, which means that they can be used as central elements in predictive maintenance and Industry 4.0 – the systematic digitalisation of machines and plants. A new feasibility study, also conducted by the company, verifies the benefits of using this sealing technology.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91145743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70022-6
{"title":"Trelleborg invests in its biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Europe","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70022-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70022-6","url":null,"abstract":"The Healthcare & Medical business of engineered polymer technology company Trelleborg AB is making a substantial investment in its biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Europe.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82363904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70020-2
{"title":"Acquisition enhances HMT's inspection capabilities","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70020-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70020-2","url":null,"abstract":"In the USA, HMT Llc has enhanced its capabilities by acquiring a company that delivers non-destructive testing and inspection services.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83079212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70018-4
{"title":"Flexitallic qualifies as a JOSCAR contractor","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70018-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70018-4","url":null,"abstract":"Flexitallic UK, which specialises in static sealing technology, has recently qualified as a Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) contractor.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78515561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70023-8
{"title":"Reinforced epoxy grout sets rapidly","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70023-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70023-8","url":null,"abstract":"A.W. Chesterton Co of Groveland, Massachusetts, USA, has developed and launched a rapid-setting epoxy grout that can be used in a range of applications, including repairing concrete and rebuilding containment berms, pump bases and tank pads.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"31 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91437374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70024-x
{"title":"Heat exchanger incorporating FST sealing technology complies with strict hygiene standards","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70024-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70024-x","url":null,"abstract":"Heat exchangers play an important role on production lines in the food industry. For example, they regulate the temperature of fluids in processing systems to meet requirements for pasteurisation, filling operations and food safety. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has worked with food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak to develop cost-effective sealing technology which connects the stainless steel components of a new tubular heat exchanger that complies with strict hygiene requirements and standards, as this brief article explains.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91454522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sealing TechnologyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70019-6
{"title":"Strategic partnership set to enhance marine safety","authors":"","doi":"10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70019-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/s1350-4789(23)70019-6","url":null,"abstract":"Swedish companies Roxtec Group and Consilium Safety Group have formed a partnership to strengthen their marine safety services.","PeriodicalId":101151,"journal":{"name":"Sealing Technology","volume":"190 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74171976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}