A comparison of rotordynamic-coefficient predictions for annular honeycomb gas seals using different friction-factor models /

Predictions of rotordynamic-coefficients for annular honeycomb gas seals are compared using different friction-factor models. Analysis shows that the fundamental improvement in predicting the rotordynamic-coefficients accurately is the two-control-volume model of governing equations, Ha and Childs (...

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Main Author: D'Sousa, Rohan Joseph, 1974-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2000.
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Summary:Predictions of rotordynamic-coefficients for annular honeycomb gas seals are compared using different friction-factor models. Analysis shows that the fundamental improvement in predicting the rotordynamic-coefficients accurately is the two-control-volume model of governing equations, Ha and Childs (1994) and frequency dependent transfer function, Kleynhans and Childs (1997). The friction-factor model is important in predicting the rotordynamic-coefficients, specifically at a lower frequency range (3,000rpm to 10,000rpm) where industrial compressors and turbines tend to become unstable. At a higher frequency range irrespective of the friction-factor model, the magnitudes and trends of rotordynamic-coefficient predictions tend to coincide and improve the correlation with the measured rotordynamic-coefficients.
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 52 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-40).