.... Findings The results show that leakage rate calculation based on the topography reconstruction is close to the experimental data, validating the effectiveness of the proposed model. Originality/value This paper offers a new method to calculate the leakage rate of reciprocating seal considering...

...Guozhen Liu; Liu Wang; Chuang Liu; Pengfei Bai; Tieming Liu; Chunping Wei; Zhang Yi Purpose This study aims to investigate the sealing performance of reciprocating seals under the effect of rubber abrasion using ABAQUS simulation software, and to propose a prediction framework based on a hybrid...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Leakage Mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication Sealing performance Reciprocating seal Skeleton reciprocating oil seal S = seal diameter (mm); E = elastic modulus (Pa); ν = Poisson’s ratio...