SHROUDED FACE SEAL AND COMPONENTS THEREOF

• Main Authors: KMETZ CHRISTOPHER P, SONDEEN MARK R, MILLER JONATHAN LOGAN, DIBENEDETTO ENZO, CRAIG COLIN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.12.2015
• Subjects: BLASTING; CYLINDERS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS; INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; PISTONS; SEALINGS; STEAM ENGINES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

One embodiment of the seal housing for a face seal described herein include a base with a seal element support and a shroud both extending from the base in a common direction. The seal element support and the base define a space for receiving a seal element. The shroud includes a tip having a head portion that tapers toward a neck portion that is reduced in size relative to the head portion. The tip is secured to a stem of the shroud through a set of circumferentially distributed countersunk holes.