Interaction of surfaces roughness and material porosity in the lubrication of mechanical seals

Interaction of surfaces roughness and material porosity in the lubrication of mechanical seals FPT #482


Interaction of surfaces roughness and material porosity in the lubrication of mechanical seals
Published in:	Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities and Communities: Proceedings of the 17th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference:	July 24-26, 2019
Location of Conference:	Montego Bay, Jamaica
Authors:	Noel Brunetiere (Institut Pprime, FR) (Institut Pprime)
Full Paper:	#482

Abstract: In this paper, the effect of surface roughness combined with natural surface texture induced by the material porosity is studied by numerical simulation. It is shown that the combination of the two surface components really improve lubrication performance of mechanical face seals.