Numerical simulations of the flow field around the rings of mechanical seals

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-565

  Luan, Zhaogao ^a   Khonsari, M M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow field; Mechanical seal; Pressure correction method; SIMPLE algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RINGS (COMPONENTS);

FLOW FIELD; PRESSURE CORRECTION METHOD; SEAL CHAMBER;

SEALS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RINGS (COMPONENTS); SEALS;

EID: 33748325902     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2197845     Document Type: Article

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