December 2016
Maintenance and Reliability
Buyer beware: Are diamond-coated seal faces the solution to dry running?
A scientific study was undertaken to evaluate the performance, under dry running conditions, of two types of diamond coatings applied to silicon carbide faces of mechanical seals.
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The Author
Seymour, M. - Engineering & Quality Systems, Nottingham, UK
Mike Seymour is an independent engineering consultant, a chartered engineer, a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a listed European engineer. He has spent almost his entire career undertaking engineering oil and gas industry research for BP and British Gas. He is a visiting professor of mechanical engineering at De Montfort University, an industrial Fellow at the University of Nottingham and a professional development consultant for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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