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Seals and Sealing Handbook – Fifth Edition published by Elsevier Ltd in August 2007.

Preparation of this wide ranging coverage of sealing technology provided extensive contact with both manufacturers and research institutions concerned with fluid sealing.
It is available as a complete volume, Book Details, or for download of individual chapters. Download Details 

Published Papers

Examples of published papers authored or co-authored

Advances in our understanding of elastomer dynamic seals - 8th EDF-LMS Poitiers Workshop, Dynamic Sealing in Severe Operating Conditions, October 2009.

A Review of the Development of Reciprocating Seals - Institution of Mechanical Engineers Seminar, Focus on Reciprocating Seals, June 2008.

Seals and Sealing Today - Institution of Mechanical Engineers Seminar, Seals and Sealing Today, December 2005.

Elastomer fatigue testing for explosive decompression cycling prediction - 17th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 2003.

Grouted pipeline intervention tee, design, development and proving of the elastomer seals - 17th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 2003.

Prediction of explosive decompression damage in elastomer seals - Reliability of Rotating Machinery Sealing Systems Seminar, IMechE, 1999.

Hydraulic operation of sub-surface safety valves at HP/HT - 19th Energy Sources and Technology Conference and Exhibition, ASME, 1998

The effects of misalignment on mechanical seal performance - 15th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 1997.

The prediction of elastomer seal performance in oilfield equipment -Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, MERL, 1996.

Effects of surface finish on reciprocating seal performance - 14th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 1994.

Factors affecting reciprocating seal performance - 10th International Conference on Fluid Power, BHR Group, 1993.

Performance testing of mechanical seals - 13th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 1992.

Mechanical seal chamber design for improved performance - 9th International Pump Users Symposium, Texas A&M, 1992.

Considerations affecting the design of pump chambers for improved mechanical seal reliability - BPMA 12th International Pump Technical Conference, April, 1991

Performance variation in reciprocating rubber seals for fluid power applications - STLE/ASME Joint Tribology Conference, 1987.

Reliability of mechanical seals in centrifugal process pumps - 11th International Conference on Fluid Sealing, BHR Group, 1987.

Vapour emission from rotary shaft seals in petro-chemical plants -Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 1986
 
A study of factors affecting mechanical seal performance - Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1986. This paper was awarded the Mond Prize by the Process Industries Division of IMechE.