Photos of dry gas seals in the field:
Major compressor upgrade job - replacing wet seals with dry gas seals. Project: Oil refinery at Angarsk Petrochemicals (Rosneft), Angarsk, Russia, 2009. The transfered gas is petroleum gas with high content of solids and heavier fractions condensate!
This is the old wet seal. The compressor is horizontally split. The wet seal was part of the lubricating system so with the wet seal removed the lubrication system had to be modified.
New dry gas seal on compressor rotor, ready for installation
Compressor being closed
Job almost done. The complete job included wet seal removal, modification of the lubricating system, dry gas seal installation, rotor balancing, installation of the control panel, nitrogen suppy connection, cables connection.
Photos in the assembly shop: Dry gas seals – compressor body
Upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor. This body has been manufactured to replace the obsolete 43TsKO-160/15 two-body compressor. The upgraded body is fitted with a dry gas seal and a Bently Nevada LLC vibration diagnostics system. The customer is Syzran Oil Refinery (YUKOS).
Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery (YUKOS)
Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery (YUKOS)
Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery (YUKOS)
Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery (YUKOS)
Dry gas seals – control panel
A dry gas seal control system was manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Petroleum Refinery (YUKOS)
A dry gas seal control system was manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Petroleum Refinery (YUKOS) - rear view.
Dry gas seals – dry gas seal
Complete dry gas seal and its rotor unit. Four gas seals and a control system have been manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Oil Refinery, YUKOS
Complete dry gas seal and hard-alloy seal ring with grooves, carbon-graphite seal ring. Four gas seals and a control system have been manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Oil Refinery, YUKOS
Dry gas seal rotor unit and hard-alloy seal ring with grooves. Four complete seals and a control system have been manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Oil Refinery, YUKOS
John Crane’s T28 BD gas seal parts that came for repair. These dry gas seals are used in Volgas1 and Volgas2 compressors at LUKOIL Volgogradneftepererabotka Oil Refinery
Worn out hard-alloy seal ring of John Crane’s T28 BD dry gas seal that came for repair. These gas seals are used in Volgas1 and Volgas2 compressors at LUKOIL Volgogradneftepererabotka Oil Refinery
Refurbished John Crane’s T28 BD dry gas seal. These gas seals LUKOIL Volgogradneftepererabotka Oil Refinery
Refurbished Sealol CAO 1*1274 dry gas seal for compressor K-321 operated at Omsk Oil Refinery, SIBNEFT
Dynamic test rig for dry gas seals. This test stand is used to dynamically test gas seals at conditions exceeding operating parameters of a compressor in both pressure (up to 100 bar) and rotor speed (up to 20,000 rpm). Two gas seals may be tested at the same time
Same dynamic test stand for dry gas seals
A dry gas seal being mounted into dynamic test stand