What type of seal system is designed to restrict flow by requiring the fluid to pass through a series of ridges and intricate paths?

a. Lubrication
b. Labyrinth seal
c. Liquid buffered seal
d. Dry carbon rings


a. Incorrect. Lubrication is not a type of seal system.
b. Correct. A labyrinth seal is designed to restrict flow by requiring the fluid to pass through a series of ridges and intricate paths.
c. Incorrect. A liquid buffered seal is a close-fitting bushing in which a liquid is injected in order to seal the process from the atmosphere.
d. Incorrect. Dry carbon rings are a low-leakage type of seal that can be arranged with a buffer gas that separates the process gas from the atmosphere.

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