The use of modeling to understand malfunction and failure in mechanical seals

Sealing Technology

Volumn 2003, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 8-12

  Salant, Richard F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMIC SEAL; HYDROSTATIC SEAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MECHANICAL SEAL;

EID: 0347028073     PISSN: 13504789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4789(03)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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