Dry gas seal performance analysis using a hydrodynamic and hydrostatic pressure decoupling method: Part 2

Shicong Li, Caifu Qian, Jun Zhao, Qingzhan Li, Shuangxi Li*

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Abstract

This article describes a method that decouples hydrodynamic and hydrostatic pressure from total pressure in a dry gas seal, and analyses their functions and evaluates their contributions. It is applied to the pressure distributions of three typical symmetrical-groove dry gas seals – in particular the “fir tree” groove design – and is used to analyse the relationship between sealing performance and rotational speed. By separating the hydrodynamic and hydrostatic pressure distributions, their effects on sealing performance can be evaluated respectively. The hydrodynamic pressure of a symmetrical-groove dry gas seal is very weak because of the symmetry of the groove, which means that sealing performance is determined mainly by hydrostatic pressure. Therefore, when optimising the groove structure of such a seal, performance is improved by making the groove more receptive to high pressure. The first instalment of this article appears in the September 2020 issue of Sealing Technology (pages 4–9).

Original languageEnglish
Pages4-9
Number of pages6
Volume2020
No.10
Specialist publicationSealing Technology
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes

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