A familiar face has reappeared at Kalsi Engineering, Inc. (KEI). Dr. Kalsi’s daughter, Isken Ward, returned to KEI™ in 2014, and is presently serving as Chief Administrative Officer. Her […]
Rotary Seal Blog
Blogging is a way for Kalsi Engineering to provide up to date information more quickly than we can through traditional information channels like our seal handbook and static web pages. Here you will learn how we are working to solve industry problems through posts about new rotary seal products and posts about testing directed at specific industry problems and applications. You will also learn about the people who make it all happen, as we highlight the achievements and milestones in their lives. Visit our blog for the latest information on Kalsi-brand rotary seals and other Kalsi Engineering products and services.
Testing high pressure RCD seals at 2,300 psi with large extrusion gaps
Introduction To help our customers meet their high pressure rotary control device (RCD) goals, we have performed characterization testing of our 10.50” (266.7mm) PN 682-20-318 Plastic Lined™ RCD seals. The […]
Celebrating Daniel Alvarez’s 37 years of achievement at Kalsi Engineering
On Friday, March 17, 2017, Kalsi Engineering held a luncheon to celebrate Daniel Alvarez’s 37 years of service with the company, and the beginning of his transition to part-time work. […]
Another improvement in high pressure rotary sealing
Kalsi Engineering, Inc. has increased the reliability of extreme high pressure rotary sealing by improving the extrusion resistance of the force balancing seals used with Kalsi proprietary floating backup rings. […]
Testing RCD seals to collect leakage data
Introduction to the test fixture As described in previous blogs, Kalsi Engineering has a 10.50” fixture for testing full scale RCD seals. This helps to avoid scaling issues that may […]
Kalsi Engineering employee discovers lost history of Fort Cumberland
Many customers know that Kalsi Engineering employee Lannie Dietle has discovered numerous improvements to our rotary seals and our seal implementation practices. Few know that he is also a historian […]
Kalsi Engineering, Inc. Develops Validated Methodology to Predict Flow-Induced Forces in Balanced Globe Valves
Kalsi Engineering, Inc. (KEI), under contract from the Electric Power Research Institute, has developed a new validated methodology for predicting the flow-induced forces in balanced globe valves used in commercial […]
Testing a large diameter floating backup ring in RCD operating conditions
Our inaugural test of 10.50” (266.7mm) floating backup rings is complete, and several lessons were learned. The purpose of the test was to debug the new test fixture configuration, to […]
Full scale rotary seal testing for oilfield rotary control devices (RCDs)
Kalsi Engineering has been performing rotary seal testing since 1979, to better meet the needs of our customers. In the past, much of the RCD-related testing was performed with small […]
Dr. Kalsi gives the spring 2016 convocation address at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering
Dr. M.S. Kalsi, President of Kalsi Engineering, was the convocation speaker at the May 13, 2016 spring convocation ceremony of the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. To see […]
