A new approach for the measurement of film thickness in liquid face seals

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-149

  Reddyhoff, T ^a   Dwyer Joyce, R S ^a   Harper, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition Monitoring; Mechanical Seals; Oil Film Measurement; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITION MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; THIN FILMS;

MECHANICAL SEALS; OIL-FILM MEASUREMENT;

SEALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITION MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; SEALS; THIN FILMS;

EID: 41849136859     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000801918080     Document Type: Article

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