OIL-COOLED CARBON SEAL
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April 9, 2025
A seal system (100) has: a first member (102); a seal (104) carried by the first member (102) and having a seal face (106); and a second member (110) rotatable relative to the first member (102) about an axis (500). The second member (110) has: a seat (112), the seat (112) having a seat face (114) in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face (106); and a circumferential array of passageway legs. The second member (110) further has an annular channel axially spaced from the seat face (114), the passageway legs connected to the annular channel.
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