Experimental and computational investigation of flow and thermal behavior of a mechanical seal

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 731-738

  Merati, Parviz ^a   Okita, Nori Aki ^a   Phillips, Robert L ^b   Jacobs, Larry E ^b  

^a Western Michigan University   (United States)

^b Flowserve Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Heat transfer analysis; Mechanical seals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; ROTORS; STATORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL SEALS;

SEALS;

FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICAL SEAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033462158     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982276     Document Type: Article

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