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Plastic Lined Kalsi Seals™ reduce breakout torque at 1,000 psi
Some large diameter equipment, such as hydraulic swivels and passive rotating control devices (RCDs), has limited available torque to initiate rotation. When limited available torque is combined with higher pressure sealing requirements, rotary seal breakout torque can exceed available torque. Kalsi Engineering has developed and tested two technologies that significantly reduce the breakout torque of…
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Choosing the right seal material
Introduction Most Kalsi-brand rotary seals are offered in a choice of materials with no single material being appropriate for all applications. Material selection often involves tradeoffs. Understanding the basic attributes of the materials we offer is the first step to selecting an appropriate seal material for your application. Our seal materials are identified by a…