Mechanical Seal with Kinetic Friction Reduction (KFR)
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Most mechanical seals will fail after only a few seconds of dry running. The ERL Mechanical Seal with KFR technology allows tankerman to run the pump dry for up to 20 minutes without damage. This is a revolutionary feature. Small mistakes by tankerman resulted in failed seals at the dock when reliability is the most critical. This is no longer an issue with ERL mechanical seal with KFR
- THE ISSUE WITH MOST MECHANICAL SEALS
Most mechanical seals have a carbon graphite face and a silicon carbide face. These two material combine to have a coefficient of Kinetic friction between .16 and .20 when dry. This high friction coefficient combined with the preloaded faces causes the face temperature to increase rapidly. When the rotational face increase temperature rapidly it expands inside the stainless steel ring causes thermal distortion and cracking that leads to failure and leakage. This failure will occur in mere seconds.