Choke arrangement and a method for operating said choke arrangement

A sealing packing with a choke arrangement, the choke arrangement comprising:

• a choke ring with a parting joint as well as a support ring arranged adjacent to and adjoining the choke ring for the covering over of the parting joint, wherein the choke ring has elastic properties such that the choke ring is leaky with respect to constant pressure components and has an increased sealing action with respect to dynamic pressure components.

A piston compressor with a choke arrangement, the choke arrangement comprising:

• a choke ring with a parting joint as well as a support ring arranged adjacent to and adjoining the choke ring for the covering over of the parting joint, wherein the choke ring has elastic properties such that the choke ring is leaky with respect to constant pressure components and has an increased sealing action with respect to dynamic pressure components.

A method for damping or sealing dynamic pressure components with a choke arrangement, the choke arrangement comprising:

• a choke ring with a parting joint as well as a support ring arranged adjacent to and adjoining the choke ring for the covering over of the parting joint, wherein the choke ring has elastic properties such that the choke ring is leaky with respect to constant pressure components and has an increased sealing action with respect to dynamic pressure components, the choke arrangement lying in contact with a sliding surface of a body to be sealed, the method comprising:
• producing a force acting in a radial direction and directed towards the sliding surface on an elastic choke ring by a peak in pressure thereby pressing a sealing surface of the choke ring against the sliding surface such that an increased sealing action of the choke arrangement in the axial direction is achieved.