CONVERGENT-TAPERED ANNULAR SEALS: ANALYSIS AND TESTING FOR ROTORDYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS. Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • A combined analytical-computational method is developed to calculate the pressure field and dynamic coefficients for tapered high-pressure annular seals typical of neck-ring and interstage seals employed in multistage centrifugal pumps. Completely developed turbulent flow is assumed in both the circumferential and axial directions and is modeled by Hirs' bulk-flow turbulent-lubrication equations. Linear zeroth- and first-order perturbation equations are developed for the momentum equations and continuity equations. The development of the circumferential velocity field is defined from the zeroth-order circumferential-momentum equation, and a leakage relationship is defined from the zeroth-order axial-momentum equation.

published proceedings

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper)

author list (cited authors)

  • Childs, D. W., & Dressman, J. B.

complete list of authors

  • Childs, DW||Dressman, JB

publication date

  • December 1984