Application Note #31 imc Meßsysteme GmbH

Test bench application Voltastr. 5

13355 Berlin
Germany Germany

Mechanical Seal Quality Tester Dept.: International Sales

Mechanical seals are very small but nevertheless

very important. On rotating shafts and axels such as
we find in pumps or agitators is where these small and
mostly invisible helpers can be found. The importance
of a mechanical seal is very great. Especially since
such little parts, once defective, can halt entire
production lines or chemical processes.
John Crane is one of the leading companies in
development, construction and production of
mechanical seals. A mechanical seal leakage test rig
based on imc’s µ-MUSYCS has been installed in its
German plant in Fulda.

A curve display and a report made after a successful test

Agitators are equipped with mechanical seals

With the help of John Crane engineers, an automatic rig

The test of a mechanical seal depends on its design has been created to verify the quality of a seal under test.
and purpose. Nevertheless several factors are
important for every seal test. The rotational speed of
the shaft or axel, the pressure, the temperature and
the nature of the medium.
Thus a test & measurement system must be very
flexible and versatile. µ-MUSYCS and its successor
CRONOS PL meet all of those requirements
The rig includes all hardware and software components
necessary. But the heart of the test rig is the imc
measurement system µ-MUSYCS and a special software
turnkey solution.
Depending on the item, various test cycles can be
performed. By applying different pressures, temperatures
and by varying the rotational speed, different loads and
operating points are simulated. The measurement data
taken during the test cycle are automatically evaluated
and stored.
Special flow meters detect and record even the smallest
leakage and transfer their information to the central
measurement device.

Finally, after a test or a test cycle a protocol containing

A modern mechanical seal made by John Crane
all information and important parameters of the test is
created. All values including those protocols are saved to
a data server and can be used for further statistical
evaluations.
For that purpose FAMOS, the imc offline data evaluation
software, can be used. It provides the John Crane test
and development personal with all necessary
mathematical, analytical and statistical functions.

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