Browsing by Subject "Labyrinth seal"
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(2018-03-02)Wet-gas compression has become an important technology to focus on, requiring a concentrated effort to predict the behavior of compressors when exposed to wet gas conditions. The compressor’s stability is highly influenced ...
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(2012-10-19)Annular seals are devices used in turbomachinery to avoid flow losses which reduce efficiency. The dynamic stability of the machine is also improved by the seal. Thus, it is an important subject to understand the flow ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)A combination of 3-D and 2-D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling as well as experimental testing of the labyrinth seal with hexagonal honeycomb cells on the stator wall was performed. For the 3-D and 2-D CFD models, ...
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(2010-01-16)Windback seals work similarly to labyrinth seals except for the effect of helical groove. These seals are essentially a tooth on stator or tooth on rotor labyrinth seal where the grooves are a continuous helical cut like ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Seals are considered one of the important flow elements of a turbomachinery device. Traditional labyrinth seals have proven their performance functionality by reducing leakage rates. Significant improvements on labyrinth ...