Test results of a new damper seal for vibration reduction in turbomachinery

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 843-846

  Vance, J M ^a   Li, J ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEALS-LABYRINTH; TURBOMACHINERY; VIBRATION DAMPING;

EID: 0030468763     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2817004     Document Type: Article

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3. Iwatsubo, T., 1980, “Evaluation of the Instability Forces of Labyrinth Seals in Turbines or Compressors,” NASA CP 2133, Workshop on Rotordynamic Instability Problems in High Performance Turbomachinery, College Station, TX, May 12-14.
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5. Vance, J. M., and Schultz, R. R., 1993, “A New Damper Seal for Turbomachinery,” Vibration of Rotating Systems, ASME DE-Vol. 60.