Phase Change in a Misaligned Mechanical Face Seal

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-115

  Etsion, I ^a,b   Pascovici, M D ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; SEALS-MECHANICAL FACE; THERMO;

EID: 0029671742     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2837064     Document Type: Article

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