CFD comparison to 3d laser anemometer and rotordynamic force measurements for grooved liquid annular seals

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 306-314

  Moore, J Jeffrey ^a   Palazzolo, Alan B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; AXIAL FLOW; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; JETS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIAL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

ANNULAR SEALS;

SEALS;

ANNULAR SEAL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELD; LIQUID SEAL;

EID: 0032797816     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833937     Document Type: Article

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