A seal assembly for preventing the flow of fluid includes a rotating component having a first sealing surface, a stationary component coaxial with the rotating component and having a second sealing surface with the second sealing surface configured to form a seal with the first sealing surface of the rotating component, and indents in one of the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface. The indents are configured to control a width of a gap between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface to allow fluid to flow into the gap. At least two of the indents are at least partially aligned in the radial direction.

Provided is a mechanical seal that eliminates the need to provide an additional bearing, enables size reduction and cost reduction, and can provide stable performance as a bearing. A stationary-side seal ring 20 is disposed on the high-pressure fluid side of a rotating-side seal ring 21, and fixed to a housing 1 and has sliding surfaces 20a, 20c, and 20d supporting a rotating shaft 2 in both a radial direction and a thrust direction. The rotating-side seal ring 21 is axially movably fitted by an urging means 25 fitted on the rotating shaft 2. The rotating shaft 2 has an outer peripheral surface 2a a contacting and sliding on the radial sliding surface 20a of the stationary-side seal ring 20 to be supported radially. Thrust rings 10a and 10b are provided between the stationary-side seal ring 20 and the rotating shaft 2, for supporting the rotating shaft 2 in thrust directions.

In an embodiment, in a slide component, a negative pressure generation mechanism 12 that generates negative pressure by relative rotational sliding of a stationary-side seal ring 5 and a rotating-side seal ring 3 is provided on a sealing face of one of the stationary-side seal ring 5 and the rotating-side seal ring 3, and at least the surface of the negative pressure generation mechanism 12 is covered by an adhesion-resistant material film 15. With the configuration, deposition of precipitates on a negative pressure portion of a sealing face can be inhibited.

An annular sliding component includes a sliding surface provided with a plurality of fluid introduction grooves communicating with a space on the side of a sealing target fluid and introducing the sealing target fluid thereinto and a plurality of inclined grooves extending from a leakage side toward the sealing target fluid and generating a dynamic pressure and the sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a reverse inclined groove which is provided on the side of the sealing target fluid of the inclined groove, extends in a reverse direction with respect to the inclined groove, and generates a dynamic pressure.

An annular sliding component has a sliding surface relatively sliding with eccentric rotation. The sliding surface is provided with a plurality of grooves each of which is open to a fluid space on at least one of an inner diameter side and an outer diameter side of the sliding surface and arranged in a circumferential direction. The groove is partially defined by a first side wall surface formed along the circumferential direction of the sliding surface and a second side wall surface connected to the first side wall surface and formed along a radial direction of the sliding surface.

A pair of sliding components have sliding faces (S) that slide with respect to each other, wherein at least one of the sliding faces (S) includes at least one dimple group (11) constituted by plural dimples (12), and each dimple group (11) includes at least one opening portion (11a) that is arranged in the one of the sliding faces (S) and radially open to the outside the one of the sliding faces (S). In the sliding components, a dynamic pressure generation mechanism can easily be formed, and a lubricating performance and a sealing performance can improve.

An annular sliding component includes a sliding surface provided with a plurality of fluid introduction grooves communicating with a space on the side of a sealing target fluid and introducing the sealing target fluid and a plurality of inclined grooves extending from a leakage side toward the sealing target fluid and generating a dynamic pressure and the sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with at least a concave portion disposed between adjacent two of the fluid introduction grooves in the circumferential direction.

Provided is a sliding component capable of reducing the frictional resistance of a sliding surface entailing eccentric rotation. An annular sliding component has a sliding surface relatively sliding with eccentric rotation. A plurality of grooves open to a fluid space on the inner diameter side are circumferentially provided in the sliding surface. A side wall surface of the groove is configured by a wall surface continuous in a circular arc shape in a plan view.

The invention relates to a mechanical seal arrangement comprising a slide ring seal (2) having a rotating slide ring (3) and a stationary slide ring (4) defining a sealing gap (5) therebetween, the rotating slide ring (3) having a first slide surface (30) with a first information structure (6), the stationary slide ring (4) having a second slide surface (40) with a second information structure (7) wherein the first information structure (6) and the second information structure (7) at least partially overlap in an overlap area (16), at least one sensor (8) for detecting sound and/or vibration, wherein the sound and/or the vibration is generated by the first information structure (6) when moving past the second information structure (7), and an evaluation unit (10), which is arranged to compare the sound and/or the vibrations detected with set values and to output a comparison result, characterized in that the second information structure (7) has a second sliding surface (40) with a second information structure (7), wherein the first information structure (6) and the second information structure (7) at least partially overlap in an overlap area (16).

A noncontacting intershaft seal system includes force generating mechanisms to reduce contact related effects. A sealing system includes an outer shaft that has a hollow interior. An inner shaft extends through the hollow interior of the outer shaft. Spaced apart end plates encircle and rotate with the inner shaft. A gland opening is defined between the inner and outer shafts and between the end plates. A ring is disposed in the gland opening. The end plates and/or the ring include force generating elements that generate force to separate the ring from the end plates, reducing contact related heat generation and wear.