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Home > Mechanical Seals Operating Principles > Seal Balance
Mechanical Seals Operating Principles
Seal Balance
To reduce the axial face contact force which allows to seal high pressures, i.e. up to 3000 psig with one set of faces.
It is the ratio (k) of 2 geometric areas: the closing (Ah) and opening area (Ac)
For unbalanced seals k = 1
For balanced seals k = 1
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