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Urea is the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer agent in the world. Urea is manufactured in a synthesis tower at high pressure and high temperature through a process of high-pressure synthesis from liquid ammonia and a gas-water mixture with 88.7 % CO2. This gives rise to synthetic ammonium carbamide. Dehydrating while adding acid and heating, and further processing finally yield a white granulate – the fertilizer. The high pressures required by the process are generated in multi-stage radial integrally geared compressors. Each compressor stage requires a chamber seal with barrier gas and a leakage connection. For reasons of working safety, the highly compressed CO2 must never escape from the process area into the atmosphere.
Solution from EagleBurgmann Espey:
For the 8 compressor stages, Espey developed the compact Espey WKA802HD chamber seal with barrier gas and leakage connections, and with up to 8 seal rings in up to 3 ring groups for pressures of up to 140 bar (2030.53 PSI), temperatures up to 225 °C (437 °F), and rotation speeds of up to about 40000 rpm. Nitrogen is used as barrier gas. Each of the 8 stages has a special version of the Espey WKA802HD, with different lengths, and with different seal and external diameters. The one-piece bandaged carbon seal rings are axially sprung to help deal with vibrations during the startup and rundown phases of the geared compressor. The seal solution has a long service life, is maintenance-free, and is designed for dry running.
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EagleBurgmann is one of the worldwide leading providers of industrial sealing technology. Mechanical seals, seal supply systems, magnetic couplings, carbon floating ring seals, expansion joints, gaskets and packings as well as comprehensive services are used wherever reliability and safety are needed.
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Sealing technology by EagleBurgmann is used worldwide in oil and gas industries, refineries, the petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, food processing, energy, water, mining, paper, aerospace, and other industries. Close to 5,800 employees provide their ideas, solutions, and commitment so that customers can rely on our sealing technology.
What makes us stand out is our excellent quality, great innovative capacity, and an extensive product portfolio for nearly all industrial processes and fields of application. Our product portfolio includes everything from mechanical seals and seal supply systems to magnetic couplings, carbon floating ring seals, expansion joints, and gaskets and packings as well as comprehensive services. Since we are part of the German Freudenberg and Japanese EKK group, we have all the necessary resources for a firmly based reliable partnership.