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!
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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. |
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New dry gas seal on compressor rotor, ready for installation |
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Compressor being closed |
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Photos in the assembly shop: Compressor body |
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 supply connection, cables connection. |
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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. |
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Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery |
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Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery |
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Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery |
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Control panel for dry gas seals |
Same upgraded body of the 5GTs2-220/10.5 six-stage compressor for the Syzran Oil Refinery |
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A dry gas seal control system was manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Petroleum Refinery |
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Dry gas seals |
A dry gas seal control system was manufactured as part of upgrading the 43TsKO-160/15 compressor at Syzran Petroleum Refinery - rear view. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Refurbished John Crane’s T28 BD dry gas seal. These gas seals LUKOIL Volgogradneftepererabotka Oil Refinery |
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Refurbished Sealol CAO 1*1274 dry gas seal for compressor K-321 operated at Omsk Oil Refinery, SIBNEFT |
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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 |
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Same dynamic test stand for dry gas seals |
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A dry gas seal being mounted into dynamic test stand |
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