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News Release from: BHR Group
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 06 June 2003
Short courses cover fluid sealing
technology
Demand for specialised training in fluid sealing technology is growing and BHR Group has responded by increasing the frequency of its short courses.
Demand for specialised training in fluid sealing technology is growing and BHR Group has responded by increasing the frequency of its short courses The reasons are numerous, but new staff entering the industry and job change within the industry are contributory factors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 24 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Demand comes not only from the sealing products industry itself but also from manufacturers of products, which rely on sealing devices to function or maintain their reliability.
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 knowhow.
Sealing and containment technology is one of the 'cornerstones' of expertise at The Fluid Engineering Centre, BHR Group's 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 24th September 2003, followed by an optional half day on gaskets on 25th September.
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.
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