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Performance comparison and parametric study on spiral groove gas film face seals

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Several spiral groove gas film face seals (SGFS) with different layouts are compared quantitatively to analyze their merits and faults and application behaviors. In addition, a parametric study on downstream mode SGFS is conducted to determine its optimal parameters under certain working conditions. In the computation of gas film pressure on the face, finite element method (FEM) is applied to adapt to complicated geometrical boundary.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China

    Yuchuan Liu

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 100083, Beijing, China

    Xinmin Shen & Zhili Wang

  3. Lubrication Technology Research Center, Shenyang Institute of Technology, 110015, Shenyang, China

    Wanfu Xu

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Liu, Y., Shen, X., Xu, W. et al. Performance comparison and parametric study on spiral groove gas film face seals. SCI CHINA SER G 47 (Suppl 1), 29–36 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02690238

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