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Abstract
This work presents experimental results for a heat-sink mechanical seal installed in a 1 × 1.5 × 6 in. ANSI centrifugal water pump. The heat-sink seal is constructed of a stainless steel substrate with an electrodeposited pin fin micro-heat sink located within 3 mm of the end face. Each pin has a ten-sided polygon cross section with a flat-to-flat diameter of 675 μm, a height of 856 μm, and a 300-μm edge-to-edge spacing. The end face is coated with a WC thin film that forms the wear surface for the rotating ring. The heat-sink seal's effectiveness is demonstrated in a significant reduction of both the seal interface and seal chamber temperature when compared to a similar industry standard seal. The heat-sink seal removes 750 W of heat and reduces the stationary ring temperature by 80°C under dead-head conditions using only 1.6 W of coolant pumping power.
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Presented at the STLE 59th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada