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Original Articles

Stability Threshold and Steady-State Response of Noncontacting Coned-Face Seals

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Pages 449-460 | Published online: 25 Mar 2008
 

Abstract

The dynamic behavior of a noncontacting coned-face seal is analyzed. Stiffness and damping properties of the fluid film and flexible support including elastomeric secondary seal are fully accounted for. Stability threshold and steady-state response in the presence of rotor axial runout and assembly misalignment are investigated. An expression is provided for the critical speed above which the seal becomes dynamically unstable. For stable operation, the relative misalignment between the mating faces is given as a function of rotor runout, assembly misalignment, design parameters, and operation conditions. An expression is provided for the critical rotor runout above which the seal will fail due to face contact. Although the analysis is based on small perturbation assumption, it is shown to be valid in many practical cases.

Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASLE/ASME Lubrication Conference in San Diego, California, October 22–24, 1984

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Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASLE/ASME Lubrication Conference in San Diego, California, October 22–24, 1984

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