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What is a lip seal used for?
The main functions of a lip seal (also known as a radial or rotary seal, which we’ll come to shortly) are to retain lubricants, remove contaminants, confine pressure and separate fluids.
What are double lip seals used for?
(double lip): This design has NO spring and is generally used for sealing a non-pressure medium, such as grease and is used to protect against dirt as well as internal and external media.
What is a TB oil seal?
The TB is a low-pressure dual lip radial oil seal with a garter spring to provide protection from contaminants. The precision ground metal OD is made with a lead-in chamfer for ease of installation. The additional exclusionary lip protects the primary sealing lip against dust and other contamination.
What is a Babsl seal?
BABSL high pressure rotary seals, available in metric and imperial sizes to suit a wide variety of applications. Pressure resistant style for use without back-up ring, dust lip to protect against outside contaminants, rated up to 10 bar (depending on other operating conditions).
What is a triple lip seal?
The triple lip seal incorporates the technology of a membrane-like PTFE sealing element designed for high viscosity applications and other fluids without compromising sealing capability. Despite its versatility, the triple lip seal has its limitations and best uses.
Should you grease oil seals?
Never assemble an Oil Seal dry. Both the shaft and the Oil Seal have to be lubricated with oil or grease in advance. This eases the assembly and ensures lubrication from the beginning. If Oil Seals with fixed dust lips are being used, the space be- tween the sealing lip and the dust lip may also be filled max.
What is a multiple seal pump?
Multiple lip seals are commonly used in centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps. There are many variations, but one version that has been particularly effective is a triple lip seal arrangement. The key feature is the third outboard lip seal element, which can be used for several functions.
How do you lubricate an oil seal?
Both the shaft and the Oil Seal have to be lubricated with oil or grease in advance. This eases the assembly and ensures lubrication from the beginning. If Oil Seals with fixed dust lips are being used, the space be- tween the sealing lip and the dust lip may also be filled max. 40% with grease.
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