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PDGS
Dry gas seals
for compressors
PDGS l1 lB
A B D
10 5 2 3
DS1
D1
DH
1 4 7 9
Features
Gas-lubricated
Uni-directional or bi-directional
Elastomer-free
Ready-to-fit cartridge unit
Single, double, tandem seal and tandem with
intermediate labyrinth available
Advantages Item Description Recommended applications
High quality components make this a universal seal for 1 Seal face, stationary Oil and gas industry
a wide range of applications and the ideal solution 2 Seat, rotating Refining technology
for standardization. The universal gas seal for centrifugal 3 Thrust ring PDGSSingle Petrochemical
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compressors; resistant to chemicals. 4 Spring Hydrocarbon gas
5 Shaft sleeve and seat retainer Ammonia
Application single seal: The simplest seal is a Dry Gas 6 Intermediate sleeve Nitrogen
Seal in single arrangement. This seal is used in case that 7, 8 Housing (adapted in size to the installation space) Refrigerants
due to the nature of the product gas no additional back up 9 Carbon ring type separation seal Air
seal is required. Separation seals as labyrinths, radial 10 Labyrinth Centrifugal compressors
clearance seals or CobaSeal are optionally available. This 11 Intermediate labyrinth Turbo expanders
version is used as an emission-free arrangement with a Blowers
corresponding flare/vent connection. Primary leakage is A Product flushing
then discharged with the separating gas to the primary B Flare
vent (flare). In the case of dirty gases the gas to be sealed C Buffer gas
has to be filtered in addition and conveyed to the seal D Separating gas
chamber via connection A. The resulting gas flow from S Vent
the sealing compartment prevents any dirty/wet gas gas
entering the seal. Note
Available with EagleBurgmann DiamondFaces
Operating range (see note on page 1)
Shaft diameter: Ds1 = 29 ... 435 mm (1.14" ... 17.13")
Pressure: p = 0 ... 450 bar (0 ... 6,525 PSI)
Temperature: t = 170 C ... +230 C
(274 F ... +446 F) Main components of the dynamic secondary seal of the PDGS
Sliding velocity: vg = 0.6 ... 200 m/s (2 ... 656 ft/s) are made of the extremely rigid
PDGS Einzelheit material tungsten carbide
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which allows an optimum control of the extrusion clearance
Materials over the full range of operation. The specific design of the
Seal face: Silicon carbide (Q1) with DLC coating polymer cup seals ensures minimum sliding forces combined
Seat: Silicon carbide (Q1) with DLC coating with wear-free operation.
Secondary seals: Polymer rings
Metal parts: 1.4006 and other stainless steels. Important note
All the technical specifications are based on extensive tests and our many years of experience. However, the diversity of possible
Standards and approvals applications means that they can serve as guide values only.
NACE It should be noted that the extremal values of each operating parameter cannot be applied at the same time because of their interaction.
Furthermore, the operating range of each specific product depends on the respective shaft diameter, materials used, mode of operation
and on the medium to be sealed.
A guarantee can only be given in the individual case if the exact conditions of application are known and these are confirmed in a special
agreement. When critical conditions of operation are involved, we recommend consulting with our specialist engineers.
Subject to change.
Product variants
PDGS Tandem seal PDGS Tandem seal with intermediate labyrinth PDGS Dual seal
Application: Where small product leakages of process Application: Where product leakages to the atmosphere Application: Where product leakages to the atmosphere
gas are admissible, e.g. on gas pipeline compressors. as well as buffer gas leakages to the product are are inadmissible and tandem arrangements are not
Seal on the atmosphere side acting as a safety seal. The inadmissible, e.g. on H2, ethylene or propylene suitable because of too small product gas pressures.
tandem arrangement provides a particularly high degree compressors. With this version the product pressure to Buffer gas leakages into the product must be admissible
of operational safety. The seal on the product side and be sealed is reduced via the seal on the product side. (buffer pressure p3 > p1). This seal is used when a neutral
the seal on the atmosphere side are able to absorb the The entire process gas leakage is discharged via buffer gas of suitable pressure is available.
complete pressure differential. Under normal operating connection B to the flare. The seal on the atmosphere Typical applications are to be found mainly in the
conditions the full pressure is reduced only by the seal side is pressurized with buffer gas (nitrogen) via chemical industry, e.g. on HC gas compressors. A
on the product side. The space between the seal on the connection C. The pressure of the buffer gas ensures buffer gas, e.g. nitrogen, is fed between the seals via
product side and the seal on the atmosphere side is that a current flows via the labyrinth to the primary vent connection C at a higher pressure than the product
cleared by a connection B to the flare. The pressure outlet. pressure. One part of the buffer gas leakage escapes to
differential to be sealed by the seal on the atmosphere the atmosphere side and the other part to the product.
side equals the flare pressure, so the leakage to the
atmosphere side or to the vent is very low. If the main
seal fails, the second seal acts as a safety seal.
l2 lB l3 lB l4 lB
A B S D A B C S D A C S D
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DS2
Ds4
DS3
DH
DH
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D4
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