A laser surface textured hydrostatic mechanical seal

Sealing Technology

Volumn , Issue 3, 2003, Pages 6-9

  Etsion, Izhak ^a   Halperin, Gregory ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE; LASER; MECHANICAL SEAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0037359085     PISSN: 13504789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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