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These are the outer things that are related to
this center: (1) the color green, (2) the note fa, (3) the word evil in the
Lord’s prayer, (4) the planet Venus, (5) the element air, and of course, (6)
the church of Thyatira, (7) the thymus, and (8) the beast like an eagle. In
Cayce’s cosmology, the influence of Venus leads one to be loving, considerate,
even-tempered and interested in art, music, and beauty, all benevolent features
of the heart chakra.The dark pit of our heart and mind must be opened and
cleared of all its darkness in order for the All-Knowing to fully come in our
consciousness.
Designing seals for the severe environment of
oilfield valves and down-hole oil tools is a combination of proper mechanical
design and of proper seal materials. Correct design can make for reliable, save
equipment, while the converse, improper design can lead to disaster.
Oil valves and tools must also withstand one
of the most corrosive substances in existence, Hydrogen Disulfide gas. This
eats through steel and stainless steel springs to render them useless in short
order. If metal springs are used in these seals, they must be made of one of
the nickel super-alloys, Inconel, Hastelloy or Elgilloy. These are the only
that can remain unaffected by exposure to H2S without affecting their service
life.
When the fourth trumpet is sounded, a third of
the sun Ray Ban Auslauf, moon, and stars are smitten so that
their light will be darkened. As mentioned earlier, Cayce says that this is to
make room for the light of the Son, awakening the body to the true, eternal, inner
light that God will bring with Him.The Son symbolizes our heritage with our
Creator. As Psalm 82 teachesOakleys Outlet, “You are gods, sons and daughters of
the Most High, all of you; nevertheless, you shall die like men and women, and
fall like any prince or princess.” Our human self must die to its interests and
desires in order for the godly self to arise from its slumber and regain its
place by the side of our Creator, the Most High Ray
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The seal must be pliable enough to fill the
micro-finish of the seal gland wall while being sturdy enough not to extrude
through the clearances being sealed. This is a tall order and often cannot be
accomplished with a one-piece seal, so backup rings are often used to close
off, or at lease minimize the extrusion gap. These are generally made of
polymers with a higher modulus (stiffer) than the seal rings, since they are
not required to seal, only to close off the gap. Clever designs using multiple
rings cammed against each other create the ideal sealing condition – a near
zero extrusion gap.
Let’s first examine the oilfield environment.
No longer are wells just drilled a few thousand feet to tap shallow oil fields.
Those fields have been pretty much exploited over the past century and are
starting to dry up. Many are being mostly shut down because they don’t produce
as well as those 10,000+ feet down. When you get that far down, often the
temperatures are in the 400 F (200 C) range with pressures as high as 40,000
PSI (275 MPa) Traditional rubber or even PTFE seals have no chance of
withstanding those environments.
Seal jackets for the oil field environment
must be made of polymer alloys to maintain their integrity under the high
temperatures and pressures. Unfilled PTFE (Teflon) would squirt out of the
gland like toothpaste from a tube if exposed to these pressures. Combinations
of inert fillers like chopped glass or carbon fibers, minerals and graphite are
needed along with combinations of polymers, like PFTE (Teflon) and PPS (Ryton.)
Other polymers have proven themselves useful as well.
Sealing oilfield tools and valves is perhaps
one of the most difficult jobs for any seal. High temperatures and pressures,
corrosive chemicals, and abrasive particles make this a nearly impossible task
for most off-the-shelf seals. With careful engineering and modern materials,
though, seals can be built for this task that do the job they’re asked of.
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