Effect of frequency excitation on force coefficients of spiral groove gas seals

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 853-861

  Zirkelback, Nicole ^a   Andrés, Luis San ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEALS;

SPIRAL GROOVE FACE SEALS (SGFSS); SPIRAL GROOVE THRUST BEARINGS (SGTB);

THRUST BEARINGS;

DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROOVE; MECHANICAL SEAL;

EID: 0345440095     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834145     Document Type: Article

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