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Fluid handling industry related articles

This web-site is quite specialized - it is oriented towards maintenance engineers at oil refineries, oil producing and oil transfer companies who are usually very knowledgeble in mechanical seals. However if you are new to this industry and willing to dig in into the topic you might be interested in reading the following articles:

What is a mechanical seal?

What is a dry gas seal?

What is a seal system?

What is on the image: A dry gas seal is being installed into a test rig for API 617 testing. This seal does not look like an average home heating water circulation pump seal.