Sealing Environment
A complex system of mutually influencing variables has an effect on the sealing behavior and service life.
(1) Housing
- Surfaces
- Tolerances
- Material
- Center offset to the shaft
(2) Shaft
- Surfaces
- Diameter
- Speed
- Eccentricity
- Material
- Axial movement
(3) VR sealing ring
- Radial force
- Construction and tolerances
- Material
- Hardness
- Wear resistance
- Frictional properties
- Resistance to swelling and shrinkage
Medium
- Chemical effects
- Viscosity
- Pressure
- Decomposition products
- Lubricity
Environment and operating mode
- Temperature
- Dust and dirt
- Cleaning agents
- Running and standstill periods