...Yunlei Wang; Zhishuang Hao; Jiuhui Wu Purpose This study aims to investigate the dynamic characteristics of a high-speed mechanical seal by considering the flow regime, cavitation phenomenon and inertia effect. Design/methodology/approach Based on the high-speed conditions of a mechanical seal...

...Haocheng Bi; Muming Hao; Baojie Ren; Sun Xinhui; Tianzhao Li; Kailiang Song Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the monitoring of the friction condition of mechanical seals. Design/methodology/approach Acoustic emission signals from the friction of the seal end face were...

...Penggao Zhang; Fei Feng; Xiu Feng; Long Wei Purpose Magnetic fluid has excellent function used as lubricants in bearings and mechanical seals, and the purpose of this study is to investigate the sealing performance in a spiral groove mechanical seal lubricated by magnetic fluid. Design...

...Xiuying Wang; Yu Chen; Kai Ding; Chengtao Yu Purpose This study aims to obtain a design scheme of the surface texture on mechanical seal with lower friction and leakage by comparing two common texture types: dimples and grooves. Design/methodology/approach An optimal free-form shape...

...Zhen-Tao Li; Yangli Zhou; Xiaoli Yin; Muming Hao; Dechao Meng; Baojie Ren Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of surface topography, including surface roughness, waviness and taper, on the cavitation of liquid film lubricated mechanical seals (LFL-MS). Design...

...Sen Jiang; Hua Ji; Tianhao Wang; Donglin Feng; Qian Li Purpose The shapes of surface textures have been designed to control the leakage of mechanical seals in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the influence of geometric properties of elliptical dimples on the leakage rate...

...Penggao Zhang; Boqin Gu; Jianfeng Zhou; Long Wei Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the heat transfer characteristics in a spiral groove mechanical seal lubricated by magnetic fluid. Design/methodology/approach The viscosity relationship of magnetic fluid in external...

...Xiuying Wang; Michael Khonsari; Siyuan Li; Qingwen Dai; Xiaolei Wang Purpose This study aims to simultaneously enhance the load-carrying capacity and control the leakage rate of mechanical seals by optimizing the texture shape. Design/methodology/approach A multi-objective optimization...

...Penggao Zhang; Boqin Gu; Jianfeng Zhou; Long Wei Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the hydrodynamic lubrication characteristics of ferrofluid film for spiral groove mechanical seal in external electromagnetic field and to analyze the effects of the volume fraction of ferrofluid...

...Yun He; Fanghong Sun; Xuelin Lei Purpose This study aims to obtain diamond-coated mechanical seals with improved sealing performance and considerable cost. To achieve this purpose, the study focuses on depositing uniform, wear-resistant and easily polished diamond coatings on massive mechanical...

...S. Shankar; P. Krishnakumar Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the frictional characteristics of the mechanical seals by using an efficient pairing by providing a suitable lubricant. Among all techniques and lubrication, deposition of solid lubricants on the sliding surface...