Positioning of hydrodynamic lift features on non-contacting mechanical gas seal rings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 498-506

  Wu, Shifeng ^a   Clark, Ray ^a  

^a AW Chesterton Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Fluid film; Gas seals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS;

FLUID FILMS; GAS SEALS; HYDRODYNAMIC LIFT;

SEALS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FILM; MECHANICAL SEAL;

EID: 0034233906     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000008982369     Document Type: Article

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