Comparison of the Load-Carrying Performance of Mechanical Gas Seals Textured With Microgrooves and Microdimples
Comparison of the Load-Carrying Performance of Mechanical Gas Seals Textured With Microgrooves and Microdimples
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DOI:
10.1115/1.4031435
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发表时间:
2016-04
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2.5
通讯作者:
Liping Shi;W. Xiuying;S. Xiao;Wei Huang;Xiaolei Wang
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作者:
Liping Shi;W. Xiuying;S. Xiao;Wei Huang;Xiaolei Wang
The effects of microgrooves and microdimples on the load-carrying performance of mechanical gas seals are compared in this study. Numerical model based on the Reynolds equation for compressible Newtonian fluid is utilized to investigate the load-carrying performance including the hydrodynamic pressure, the load-carrying force, and gas film stiffness of the gas seals. The results indicate that both microgrooves and microdimples can improve the load-carrying performance of mechanical gas seals, particularly under a small clearance condition. Furthermore, different texture patterns achieve optimal load-carrying performance at different area density, seal clearance, and depth: microgrooves with a low area density can obtain higher load-carrying force and gas film stiffness than the dimple patterns, but with high area density, elliptical dimples yield better load-carrying performance than the groove patterns. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4031435]