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Rotary Joint

This document provides information about rotary joints. It describes the components of a rotary joint including a shaft, housing, bearings, seals and retaining clip that allow for continuous rotation. It discusses the function of a rotary joint to allow the transfer of liquids and gases between a stationary supply and rotating part. Finally, it outlines different types of rotary joints including straight port, elbow port and multiple port designs and their uses in assembly lines, automobiles, crude oil processing, chemicals, food production and pharmaceuticals.

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Rotary Joint

This document provides information about rotary joints. It describes the components of a rotary joint including a shaft, housing, bearings, seals and retaining clip that allow for continuous rotation. It discusses the function of a rotary joint to allow the transfer of liquids and gases between a stationary supply and rotating part. Finally, it outlines different types of rotary joints including straight port, elbow port and multiple port designs and their uses in assembly lines, automobiles, crude oil processing, chemicals, food production and pharmaceuticals.

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Rotary Joint

Details of the Rotary Joint


5/25/2016
Globe Star Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Manufacture of Mechanical seal, water pump seal, Rotary joint and chemical process pump

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Rotary union

This image shows the components needed to make a rotary union; a shaft, housing, bearings,
seals and retaining clip. The independent shaft and housing allow for continuous rotation of
either component. This is an example of a two passage rotary union with independent channels
that allow both liquids and gases to transfer simultaneously. [1]
A rotary union is a union that allows for rotation of the united parts. It is thus a device that
provides a seal between a stationary supply passage (such as pipe or tubing) and a rotating part
(such as a drum, cylinder, or spindle) to permit the flow of a fluid into and/or out of the rotating
part. Fluids typically used with rotary joints and rotating unions include various heat transfer
media and fluid power media such as steam, water, thermal oil, hydraulic fluid, and coolants. A
rotary union is sometimes referred to as a rotating union, rotary valve, roto rseal, rotary
couplings, rotary joint, rotating joints, hydraulic coupling, pneumatic rotary union, through bore
rotary union, air rotary union, electrical rotary union, vacuum rotary union

Rotary Joint Function, Types and Uses.


Function
A rotary union will lock onto an input valve while rotating to meet an outlet. During this time
the liquid and/or gas will flow into the rotary union from its source and will be held within the
device during its movement. This liquid and/or gas will leave the union when the valve openings
meet during rotation and more liquid and/or gas will flow into the union again for the next
rotation. Often functioning under high pressure and constant movement a rotary union is
designed to rotate around an axis. A rotary unions design can be altered to change this or to
increase the psi or rpm it needs to withstand as well as the number of valves required.

Types of Rotary Unions


Many rotary unions incorporate multiple ports, some of which are designed to handle different
types of material simultaneously. A rotary union with a straight port transfers the substance
directly through the rotary union. Other designs include an elbow port, which causes the
material to flow out at an angle, and multiple ports. A multiple port rotary union looks like a
perforated cylinder. At the end of the cylinder is a threaded screw with seals that locks on to
the output. The material being transferred flows into the cylinder and out of the input holes. In
the case of a rotary union with multiple inputs, chambers separated by seals keep the materials
from inadvertently mixing. This type of rotary union is often used in the manufacture of plastics
and other petroleum products, for which multiple inputs may need to be streamlined, but kept
separate.

Uses
Many assembly lines incorporate multiple rotary unions, because they are highly versatile and take up
less space than other devices designed for a similar purpose. Rotary unions also appear in automobiles
and other machines that require constant supplies of lubrication, air, or other liquids in order for moving
parts to run smoothly. Brakes, for example, use rotary unions to maintain a constant supply of
pressurized brake fluid. Rotary unions are also heavily used in crude oil processing, the chemical
industry, commercial food production, and pharmaceutical applications.

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