Fluid leakage in seals: An approach based on percolation theory

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 731-737

  Bottiglione, F ^a   Carbone, G ^a   Mantriota, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact mechanics; Fluid leakage; Percolation; Seals

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; MECHANICS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLVENTS;

APPARENT CONTACT AREAS; APPLIED LOADS; BALL VALVES; BASIC IDEAS; COMMON RAIL SYSTEMS; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT MECHANICS; CRITICAL VALUES; FLUID LEAKAGE; PERCOLATION; PERCOLATION THEORIES; SQUARE LATTICES; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC SOLIDS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 60649121939     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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