Detection of lubricating film breakdown in mechanical seals

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tribology Division, TRIB

Volumn 7, Issue , 1997, Pages 25-29

  Anderson, William B ^a   Salant, Richard F ^a   Jarzynski, Jacek ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LUBRICANTS; MONITORING; SEALS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

FAILURE DETECTION; LUBRICATING FILM; MECHANICAL SEALS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031347477     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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