Mechanical seal arrangement having an improved secondary seal

• Main Authors: Meier, Felix, Philippi, Petia, Otschik, Joachim
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.02.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; CYLINDERS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PISTONS; SEALINGS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The invention relates to a mechanical seal arrangement comprising a mechanical seal (2) having a rotating seal ring (21) and a stationary seal ring (22) defining a seal gap (23) therebetween, a secondary seal (3) arranged on a back surface of one of the seal rings facing away from a sealing surface of the seal ring, the secondary seal (3) being made of a base material and having a coating (7) such that a material bond is formed between the coating (7) and the base material of the secondary seal, the secondary seal (3) being made of a base material and having a coating (7) such that a substance-to-substance connection is formed between the coating (7) and the base material of the secondary seal, a sleeve-shaped member (4) arranged radially inside the secondary seal (3), wherein a gap (5) having a gap height (H) is present between the sleeve-shaped component (4) and a region of one of the sliding rings facing radially inwards, the secondary seal (3) seals against the back side of this slide ring and the sleeve-shaped component (4), wherein the coating (7) is provided on a first side (31) of the secondary seal (3), which first side facing the sliding ring, and a second side (32) of the secondary seal (3) which second side facing the sleeve-shaped component (4), wherein a stiffness of the coating (7) is greater than a stiffness of the base material of the secondary seal (3) and wherein a thickness (D) of the coating is smaller than or equal to a gap height (H) of the gap (5).