A condition monitor for liquid lubricated mechanical seals

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 479-483

  Anderson, William B ^a   Jarzynski, Jacek ^a   Salant, Richard F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic diagnostics; Condition monitoring; Diagnostics; Equipment monitoring; Face seals; Mechanical seals; Rotary seals; Seals; Ultrasonic monitoring

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATION; SHEAR WAVES; TRANSDUCERS;

SHEAR WAVE TRANSDUCERS;

SEALS;

LUBRICATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; ROTARY SEAL; SEAL;

EID: 0034760568     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000108982484     Document Type: Article

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