Analysis of flow field around a ribbed helix lip seal

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 649-656

  Yang, An Shik ^a   Wen, Chih Yung ^b   Tseng, Chun Shiang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NAK Sealing Technologies Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pumping rate; Ribbed helix lip seal; Sealing mechanism

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; DRILLING RIGS; FLOW FIELDS; SEALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR SIDES; CONTACT REGIONS; HIGH PRESSURES; PRESSURE FIELDS; PUMPING EFFECTS; PUMPING MECHANISMS; PUMPING RATE; RATE TESTS; RIBBED HELIX LIP SEAL; SEALING MECHANISM; SHAFT SPEED; SHAFT SURFACES; STREAMLINE PATTERNS; STREAMLINE TOPOLOGIES; TEST RIGS;

PUMPS;

EID: 60749126562     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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