Call for papers for fluid sealing conference

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jan 28, 2002

The 17th International Conference on Fluid Sealing is the latest in a sequence of highly successful events that aims to provide a firm foundation for future developments

The failure of a seemingly simple seal can have expensive, hazardous or even fatal consequences in any number of industries.

Plant or equipment downtime, environmental damage, lost or spoiled production and expensive maintenance can often be avoided by proper application of appropriate technology.

The demands on seals are increasingly stringent and much of the emphasis is on controlling environmental contamination.

Improvements are being driven by new standards and legislation as well as economic considerations but this can create upward pressure on the overall cost of ownership and a requirement for savings.

The challenge facing engineers today is to deploy the best possible solutions to their complex fluid sealing requirements.

For this they need informed knowledge about the latest developments and an understanding of how advances made in other industries may have significance in their own.

BHR Group's 17th International Conference on Fluid Sealing is the latest in a sequence of highly successful events that aims to provide a firm foundation for future developments and insight into the application and exploitation of the best available technologies.

The organisers have issued a call for papers for presentation at this prestigious event, which will be held in York, England, 8-10 April 2003.

With its aim of further improving sealing reliability and effectiveness, the conference has evolved since its inception to reflect the growing maturity of the technology.

Firmly established as the premier event in its field it always delivers important and interesting information and new insights into old problems.

It represents an ideal opportunity for knowledge transfer where engineers from a range of industries can present and discuss the industrial applications of fluid sealing, the latest in research and development, and emerging issues and challenges for suppliers and users.

Original case study and technical contributions are welcomed on all aspects of the design and application of fluid sealing in areas including petrochemical, R and D, oil and gas, health and safety, power generation, paper/pulp, defence, pharmaceutical, aerospace, food, automotive/transport, metal industries, fluid power, and mining/mineral extraction.

It is likely that papers accepted for presentation will cover all kinds of sealing applications including: rotating, reciprocating and static applications, elastomer and plastic seals, packings, gaskets, metal seals, pipe couplings, rotary mechanical seals, leakage and emissions control, cost saving effective sealing, environmentally friendly fluids, cost of ownership, standards and legislation, EU directives, IPPC legislation, maintenance, health and safety, learning from service failures, mean time between failures, computer analyses, installation and assembly, novel seal designs and materials, split seals/gas seals, seal life prediction, buckling of spiral wound gaskets, training, surface coatings and treatments, best available techniques, seal tribology.