INVESTIGATION OF LEAKAGE AND SEALING PARAMETERS

Abstract

This report documents investigations conducted to expand and refine analytical techniques for static and dynamic seals. The parameters influencing static interfaces were identified as surface finish, applied load, contact area and material hardness. These parameters were correlated to form design criteria suitable for use by systems designers to predict seal leakage performance. Additionally, these parameters were studied for rubber contact interfaces with wear added as the most significant parameter. The importance of wear on seal leakage was identified not as surface damage but as the effect of wear debris fragments and frictional heating. To the extent of experimentally supported information, all parameters were correlated in the form of design criteria. The output from these and other investigations produced applicable criteria and provided an insight into the relationship between parameters that can be used to optimize sealing and serve as guidelines for attaining minimum leakage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0470462

Entities

People

  • Paul Bauer

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Creep
  • Elastic Properties
  • Friction
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Properties
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Thermodynamics
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design