Analysis of the hydrodynamic effects in a surface textured circumferential gas seal

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 472-478

  Kligerman, Yuri ^a   Etsion, Izhak ^b  

^a Surface Technologies Ltd   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Gas seal; Surface texturing

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TEXTURES;

LASER SURFACE TEXTURING (LST);

SEALS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINE; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEAL;

EID: 0034768799     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000108982483     Document Type: Article

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