The effects of converging and diverging axial taper on the rotordynamic coefficients of liquid annular pressure seals: Theory versus experiment

Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-131

  Todd Lindsey, W ^a   Childs, Dara W ^b  

^a Williams International   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STIFFNESS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ROTORDYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS;

SEALS;

EID: 0034172120     PISSN: 10489002     EISSN: 15288927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.568457     Document Type: Article

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