Analytical and experimental investigation of laser-textured mechanical seal faces

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 511-516

  Etsion, I ^a   Kligerman, Y ^a   Halperin, G ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Surface Technologies Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mechanical seals; Seals

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; LUBRICANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WATER;

LASER TEXTURED MICROSURFACE STRUCTURE; MATING RINGS; MECHANICAL SEALS;

SEALS;

MECHANICAL SEAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; SURFACE FINISH;

EID: 0033165694     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982248     Document Type: Article

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