Basics of Contact Seals

This seal animation is made for basic knowledge sharing. It explains the main functions of a contact seal (often called shaft seal or oil seal) in chapters. The animation shows an application with a rotating shaft where the seal is the guard of the bearing, keeping the lubricant in and the contamination out. It is important to understand the basics to differentiate the key-factors for a sealing lip.

Chapters:

1.    Intro 

2.    Separating media

3.    Protection against external contamination

4.    Low friction and low temperature

5.    Managing the oil film

6.    Radial load

7.    Misalignment

8.    SKF examples 

Technical information can be found on the homepage (link: https://www.skf.com/group/products/in...)