Analysis of tilting-pad oil seals for high pressure centrifugal compressors

<p>Oil ring seals are one major source of instability in high pressure centrifugal compressors. This thesis presents a method for analysis of an improved seal concept that has been used in very high pressure designs (900 PSI). The improved design uses a combination of ring seals and tilting...

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Main Author: Salem, Khlifi
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45937
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11212012-040039/