Parametric study of spiral groove gas face seals

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Zirkelback, Nicole ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry gas seals; Face seals; Gas lubrication; Hydrodynamic lubrication

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

GAS LUBRICATION; GROOVE GAS FACE SEALS; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; ISOTHERMAL FLOW; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

SEALS;

FACE GEAR; GAS; GROOVE; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LUBRICATION; SEAL;

EID: 0034112682     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000008982349     Document Type: Article

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