Design Improvement of Stuffing Box Seals of Centrifugal Pump Shafts, Based on the Study of the Sealing Mechanism Physical Model

• Date: 2025
• Main Author: Shevchenko, Serhii S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Інститут енергетичних машин і систем ім. А. М. Підгорного Національної академії наук України 2025
• Subjects: stuffing box seal; sealing mechanism; contact pressure; misalignment; self-aligning; UDC 62-762.642.4
• Online Access: https://journals.uran.ua/jme/article/view/206406
• Journal Title: Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Stuffing box seals are the most common type of pump rotor seals because they are adjustable and periodically restorable assemblies during operation.  Based on the study of physical processes, a sealing mechanism model of the stuffing box seal is formed as a combination of two successive hydraulic re...