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Spring-energized seals demonstrate good sealing performance over a wide range of pressures and temperatures and can compensate for installation eccentricity, high-temperature aging, etc. However, as a contact seal, its polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)...

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3 February 2023

A spring-energized seal, whose PTFE plastic shell has excellent self-lubrication and a low temperature stability, is used widely in liquid fuel valves’ rotating end-face seals. However, in practical application, temperature has a larger effect...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from CITC2022)
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Numerical Investigation of Spring-Energized Seals for a Fluid Swivel in a Single-Point Mooring System

  • Xianjin Fang,
  • Yingzi Zhang,
  • Chen Tang,
  • Zhiran Lu and ,
  • Zehua Hu,
  • Haiwei Chen,
  • Hunian Shan,
  • Shaohui Yang,
  • Zhilin Liu and
  • Chenglong Li
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Single-point mooring systems are among the key systems for offshore oilfield development. The fluid swivel is a core component of such systems, enabling fluid transfer while allowing the vessel to follow the weather vane effect. The spring-energized...