Experimental verification of textured mechanical seal designed using multi-objective optimization
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 17 April 2019
Issue publication date: 22 August 2019
Abstract
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 approach is implemented to determine the optimal “free-form” textures and optimal circular dimples. Experiments are conducted to validate the simulation results.
Findings
The experimental coefficient of friction (COF) and leakage rate are in good agreement with the calculated results. In addition, the optimal “free-form” texture shows a lower COF and a lower leakage in most cases.
Originality/value
This work provides a method to optimize the surface texture for a better combination performance of mechanical seals.
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Acknowledgements
This paper is supported by the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education (No. KYLX16_0326), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. NZ2016106), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 51675268).
Citation
Wang, X., Khonsari, M., Li, S., Dai, Q. and Wang, X. (2019), "Experimental verification of textured mechanical seal designed using multi-objective optimization", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 71 No. 6, pp. 766-771. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-11-2018-0398
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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