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When your customer invests in a high pressure gas re-injection project, the
last thing you want to shutdown their multi-million dollar investment
is faulty seals. An unexpected lubricant or the introduction of corrosion inhibitors in the gas stream is all it
takes to destroy a poorly formulated sealing compound.
Likewise, an unexpected change in the gas composition, such as excessive carbon dioxide or hydrogen
sulfide (sour gas) can cause dangerous problems. Seals Eastern formulates its high
pressure seals for assurance against aggressive chemicals and gases
while maintaining the ultimate mechanical properties in the seals. Our high pressure sealing compounds keep you and your customers out of trouble.
Rapid gas decompression (RGD) in high-pressure applications can be a recipe for
seal failure. In fact, elastomers have a predictable swelling response in high-pressure gases such as CNG
(compressed natural gas), methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide (sour gas). The destructive consequences of
this swelling is not so much during the absorption of the gas but when the system pressure is suddenly relieved. In the phenomena of explosive decompression
("ED"), the gas absorbed by the polymer expands rapidly
within the polymer upon the release of
ambient pressure.
The consequences to a seal can be catastrophic failure.
Such failure can occur in gas compressors, down-hole applications, and
other situations where high pressure is commonly encountered. Since the 1980s,
Seals Eastern has supplied rapid gas decompression (RGD) resistant
seals to major
manufacturers of turbine driven compressors, gas re-injection equipment, pumps, and other fabricators who
must mitigate the effects of high-pressure gases in their equipment.
ASTM D1418 |
Compound No. |
Shore-A Hardness |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
EPDM | 7204 | 90 | Y267-Type EPDM for geothermal steam service. Ultra-Low compression set. ED resistant. |
FKM | 7148 | 95 | ED resistant Fluorocarbon formulation |
FEPM | 7182D | 80 | Formulated AFLAS® high-temperature "sour" oil & gas service. ED resistant. Excellent acid and base resistance. |
FEPM | 7182B | 90 | Formulated AFLAS® high-temperature, high-pressure carbon dioxide and "sour" oil & gas service. NORSOK M-710 certified ED resistant. Excellent acid and base resistance. |
FEPM | 7182A | 95 | Formulated AFLAS® high-temperature, high-pressure carbon dioxide and "sour" oil & gas service. ED resistant. Excellent acid and base resistance. |
D1418 | Compound | Thickness | 5000 PSI @ 120°C | 11,700 PSI @ 60°C | 11,700 PSI @ 120°C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FEPM | 7182D | .210 | 0000, 0000 | 0000, 0000 | 0000, 0000 |
FEPM | 7182B | .210 | 0000, 0000 | 0000, 0000 | |
FEPM | 7182B | .139 | 0000, 0000 | 0000, 0000 |
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