Ultrasonic measurement of film thickness in mechanical seals

Sealing Technology

Volumn 2006, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 7-11

  Reddyhoff, Tom ^a   Dwyer Joyce, Rob ^a   Harper, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Tribosonics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SEALING (CLOSING); THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

FILM THICKNESS; LABORATORY SIMULATION; LIQUID FILM; MECHANICAL SEALS; SEAL TEST RIG;

SEALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SEALING (CLOSING); SEALS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33746034163     PISSN: 13504789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4789(06)71260-0     Document Type: Article

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