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Numerical and experimental study of magnetic fluid seal with large sealing gap and multiple magnetic sources

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To improve the pressure capability of magnetic fluid seal with more than a 0.25 mm single edge gap, a magnetic fluid sealing structure with multiple magnetic sources which has five permanent magnets was designed. Magnetic field distributions under the pole pieces of the magnetic fluid seal with single and multiple magnetic sources were simulated by finite element method and its sealing pressure difference could be calculated according to the theoretical formula of the magnetic fluid seal. The effects of sealing gap height and magnetic source amount on the sealing capability were investigated experimentally. The theoretical and experimental results were compared, analyzed and discussed. The results demonstrated that the magnetic fluid seal with multiple magnetic sources was an effective method to improve the sealing capability for the rotary shaft with large gaps. The theoretical results agreed well with the experimental results when the height of the single edge gap was equal to 0.4 mm. However, it was found that when the height of the single edge gap was larger than 0.4 mm, the difference between the theoretical values and experimental values increased with the gap height because part of magnetic source had less or even no effect on magnetic fluid sealing capability.

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    XiaoLong Yang, ZhiLi Zhang & DeCai Li

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Yang, X., Zhang, Z. & Li, D. Numerical and experimental study of magnetic fluid seal with large sealing gap and multiple magnetic sources. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 56, 2865–2869 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-013-5365-4

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