The bulk-flow equations used for inertia dominated thin-film flows is an attractive model for the analysis of circumferentially grooved annular seals because the solutions based on the numerical integration of the complete Navier-Stokes equations can be very time-consuming. By using three types of control volumes and some user-tuned constants, the bulk-flow model can be used for calculating the static and the dynamic characteristics. Until now, this has been carried out for centered seals where the flow is governed by ordinary differential equations but no solutions have yet been given for eccentric working conditions. In this latter case, the model is governed by partial differential equations of an elliptic type. The main problem is that for describing the groove effects, the pressure field must incorporate the concentrated drop or recovery effects that occur at the interface between the groove and the land zone. This means that the numerical procedure used for solving the elliptic equations should be able to handle a pressure field having discontinuous values and discontinuous first order derivatives. In the present work, the method used for integrating the system of bulk-flow equations is the SIMPLE algorithm. The algorithm is extended for handling pressure jumps by adding two pressure values on each side of the discontinuity. These values are then expressed in terms of cell centered pressures by imposing the mass conservation and the generalized Bernoulli equation at the discontinuity. This numerical solution is original and has never previously been presented in the finite volume related literature. Comparisons between the numerical predictions (leakage flow rate and rotordynamic coefficients) and experimental data taken from the literature Marquette and Childs (1997) are subsequently presented for an eccentric ten-groove annular seal.
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A Bulk-Flow Analysis of Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Eccentric Circumferentially-Grooved Liquid Annular Seals
Mihai Arghir,
e-mail: mihai.arghir@lms.univ-poitiers.fr
Mihai Arghir
LMS, Universite´ de Poitiers, UFR Sciences, SP2MI, Te´le´port 2, Blvd. Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, 86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
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Jean Frene
Jean Frene
LMS, Universite´ de Poitiers, UFR Sciences, SP2MI, Te´le´port 2, Blvd. Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, 86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
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Mihai Arghir
LMS, Universite´ de Poitiers, UFR Sciences, SP2MI, Te´le´port 2, Blvd. Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, 86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
e-mail: mihai.arghir@lms.univ-poitiers.fr
Jean Frene
LMS, Universite´ de Poitiers, UFR Sciences, SP2MI, Te´le´port 2, Blvd. Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, 86962 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
Contributed by the Tribology Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for presentation at the STLE/ASME Joint International Tribology Conference, Ponte Vedra, FL October 26–29, 2003. Manuscript received by the Tribology Division February 24, 2003; revised manuscript received July 10, 2003. Associate Editor: S. Wu.
J. Tribol. Apr 2004, 126(2): 316-325 (10 pages)
Published Online: April 19, 2004
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February 24, 2003
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July 10, 2003
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April 19, 2004
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Arghir, M., and Frene, J. (April 19, 2004). "A Bulk-Flow Analysis of Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Eccentric Circumferentially-Grooved Liquid Annular Seals ." ASME. J. Tribol. April 2004; 126(2): 316–325. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1611499
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