Fluid sealing technology course to be repeated

Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Oct 21, 2003

High demand for specialised training in fluid sealing technology meant that the latest training course from the BHR Group was significantly oversubscribed, and the course will be repeated

High demand for specialised training in fluid sealing technology meant that the latest training course from the BHR Group was significantly oversubscribed, and the course will be repeated on the 11th and 12th November.

The reasons for the demand are numerous, but new staff training and role changes within the industry are contributory factors.

Participants come from both the sealing products industry and manufacturers of products, which rely on sealing devices in critical applications.

There is hardly a product that does not incorporate a seal somewhere within its design, and manufacturers are becoming more aware of the need to build in reliability from the design stage.

Assembly and maintenance of sealing devices is often of crucial importance to the efficiency and safety of process plant, and this also creates a demand for sealing know-how.

Sealing and containment technology is one of the 'cornerstones' of expertise at the Fluid Engineering Centre, BHR Group headquarters at Cranfield.

For more than 25 years, BHR Group has run this popular series of short courses as a broad based introduction to the subject.

The next course, specifically on elastomer and plastic seals, will be held at Cranfield on 11th November 2003, followed by an optional half day on gaskets on 12th November.

The content will commence with an initial session on sealing concepts with examples of fluid sealing applications, comparison of seals and bearings, leakage rates in fine clearances and heat flows in seals.

A general introduction, including terminology, will follow for static polymeric seals, O-rings and other sections, including sealing mechanisms and design parameters.

Polymeric seal materials will be introduced, giving key properties of elastomers and plastics for sealing, types of elastomer and detailed physical properties.

Reciprocating and rotating application design requirements will be covered as well as service failures, causes and costs.

The half-day course on gaskets will cover mechanical design considerations of the joint as well as operation limits, stress-strain behaviour, leakage and bolt assembly.