A transient mixed lubrication model of a rotary lip seal with a rough shaft

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 621-634

  Shen, Dawei ^a   Salant, Richard F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastomeric Seals; Lip Seals; Mixed Lubrication; Rotary Seals; Surface Roughness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011891454     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000600927720     Document Type: Article

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