Numerical study of a rotary lip seal with a quasi-random sealing surface

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 517-524

  Shi, Fanghui ^a   Salant, Richard F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FRICTION; ROTATING MACHINERY;

SEALING SURFACES;

SEALS;

FILM; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; ROTARY SEAL;

EID: 0035393435     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1308028     Document Type: Article

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