Comparison of predictions with test results for rotordynamic coefficients of a four-pocket gas damper seal

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-369

  Li, Jiming ^a   Ransom, David ^b   Andrés, Luis San ^c   Vance, John ^c  

^a Elliot Company   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; STIFFNESS; TURBOMACHINERY; TURBULENT FLOW; VIBRATION CONTROL;

FOUR-POCKET GAS DAMPER SEALS;

SEALS;

DAMPER; SEAL; TURBOMACHINERY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032771291     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833948     Document Type: Article

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