John Crane Inc.

Guy Gardner Williamson

Amitava Datta

Luciano Rossi

Glenn G Pecht

Jackson Robert Pressley

Jackson Robert Ray Pressley

A monitoring seal system comprises a seal housing, a seal assembly, a temperature sensor and a controller. The seal assembly sealingly engages a rotary shaft to prevent fluid leakage between the shaft and the housing. The seal assembly has at least one seal. The seal has a primary ring and a mating ring. The temperature sensor senses the temperature in the vicinity of the seal. The controller determines whether an upset condition has occurred based on at least the temperature in the vicinity of the seal.

Monitoring seal system

A rotary shaft monitoring seal system includes a seal housing; a seal assembly in the housing for sealingly engaging a rotary shaft to prevent fluid leakage between the shaft and the housing; a monitoring port in the housing; and a detector assembly mounted in the port for sensing conditions in the vicinity of the seal assembly.

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Framingham, MA, United States of America

Guy Gardner Williamson