Progress towards a realistic numerical model for elastomer reciprocating seals

Sealing Technology

Volumn 2007, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Salant, Richard F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; FRICTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FULL FILM LUBRICATION MODELS; MIXED LUBRICATION; RECIPROCATING SEALS;

SEALS;

ELASTOMERS; FRICTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEALS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 33846122266     PISSN: 13504789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4789(07)70025-9     Document Type: Article

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