A turbomachine and a method of operating the turbomachine are disclosed. The turbomachine includes a stator, a rotor including a rotor bearing face, and a face seal assembly including a first segmented seal ring and a second segmented seal ring. The first segmented seal ring includes a plurality of joints and a first flat-contact surface and the second segmented seal ring includes a plurality of segment ends and a second flat-contact surface. One of the first and second segmented seal rings includes a seal bearing face. The second segmented seal ring is coupled to the first segmented seal ring such that the second flat-contact surface is in contact with the first flat-contact surface. The plurality of segment ends is circumferentially offset from the plurality of joints. The first segmented seal ring is slidably coupled to the stator and defines a face seal clearance between the rotor and seal bearing faces.

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.

A seal includes a mating ring that rotates relative to a carbon primary ring at a seal interface. A buffer gas is provided into the seal and passes from the back of the primary ring to the seal interface. The seal can be used as a separation seal or in combination with another seal.

A sealing device for a gas-liquid two-phase fluid medium under variable working conditions includes a rotating shaft and a housing, and a chamber formed by the housing is configured to accommodate the gas-liquid two-phase fluid medium. The sealing device further includes a labyrinth sealing mechanism and a fluid dynamic-pressure mechanical sealing mechanism with double end faces, where the labyrinth sealing mechanism and the fluid dynamic-pressure mechanical sealing mechanism with double end faces conduct mutual synergetic effect. Sealing buffer chambers are arranged between the labyrinth sealing mechanism and the fluid dynamic-pressure mechanical sealing mechanism; the fluid dynamic-pressure mechanical sealing mechanism is provided with stationary rings and movable rings, where the stationary rings and the movable rings oppositely abut against with each other.

Provided is a seal ring configured so that stable lubrication performance can be provided across a wide range of rotation speed. A seal ring for sealing a clearance between a rotary shaft and a housing includes multiple static pressure grooves provided at a sliding surface of the seal ring and arranged in a circumferential direction, the static pressure grooves being opened on a sealed fluid side and closed on an outer diameter side, a circumferential length of each of the static pressure grooves being shorter than a radial length of each of the static pressure grooves.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a slide component that can exhibit sealing performance and lubricity regardless of rotating direction. A pair of slide components 4, 7 that slide relative to each other have sliding faces S that slide relative to each other, and a sealed fluid-side periphery 16 and a leakage-side periphery 15. The sliding face S of at least one slide component 4 of the pair of slide components 4, 7 includes: a fluid introduction groove 13 in communication with the sealed fluid-side periphery 16; a first pressure generation mechanism 12 of which one end is in communication with the fluid introduction groove 13 and the other end is surrounded by a land portion R1; and a second pressure generation mechanism 11 of which one end is in communication with the leakage-side periphery 15 and the other end is surrounded by an annular land portion R2. The fluid introduction groove 13 and the other end 12e of the first pressure generation mechanism 12 include overlapping portions Lp overlapping circumferentially.

A sliding component has an annular mating ring and an annular seal ring opposite to each other and causing respective sliding surfaces thereof to slidably rotate relative to each other, to seal a sealed fluid present on radially inner or outer side of the sliding surfaces. In the sliding surface of the seal ring, a plurality of dynamic pressure recesses is formed separately arranged in a circumferential direction, the dynamic pressure recesses generating a dynamic pressure by a relative sliding rotation between the mating ring and the seal ring. In the sliding surface of the mating ring, a plurality of static pressure recesses is formed in the circumferential direction at positions where the static pressure recesses cooperate with the dynamic pressure recesses to enable the sealed fluid to flow the static pressure recesses to the dynamic pressure recesses. The static pressure recesses is deeper than the dynamic pressure recesses.

The invention relates to a mechanical seal assembly comprising a slide ring seal (2) having a rotating slide ring (3) with a first slide surface (30) and a stationary slide ring (4) with a second slide surface (40), a sealing gap (5) being defined between the first and second slide surfaces, the stationary slide ring (4) having a through hole (42) extending from a rear side (41) of the stationary slide ring to an orifice (43) of the second slide surface (40) and a gas supply line (8) extending from a gas source to an inlet (44) of the through hole (42) at the rear side of the stationary slide ring, wherein grooves (6, 7) are formed in at least one of the sliding surfaces (30, 40), the grooves being arranged in radial direction between the orifice (43) of the through hole (42) and a radially outer outlet portion (50) of the sealing gap (5).

An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a seal land and a seal element. The seal land extends circumferentially around and is rotatable about an axial centerline. The seal land includes a seal land surface. The seal element extends circumferentially around the axial centerline. The seal element includes a seal element surface and a seal element passage. The seal element surface is abutted against and is sealingly engaged with the seal land surface. The seal element passage extends through the seal element to an interface between the seal element surface and the seal land surface.

In order to effect a seal a porous material which comprises one side of two opposing surfaces is used to restrict and evenly distribute externally pressurized gas, liquid, steam, etc. between the two surfaces, exerting a force which is opposite the forces from pressure differences or springs trying to close the two faces together and so may create a non-contact seal that is more stable and reliable than hydrodynamic seals currently in use. A non-contact bearing is also disclosed having opposing surfaces with relative motion and one surface issuing higher than ambient pressure through a porous restriction, wherein the porous restriction is part of a monolithic porous body, or a porous layer, attached to lands containing a labyrinth, the porous restriction and lands configured to not distort more than 10% of a gap created from differential pressure between each side of the porous restriction.