Spiral groove dry gas seal (S-DGS), the most widely used DGS in the world, encounters the problem of high leakage rate and inferior film stability when used in high-speed machinery equipment, which could not be well solved by optimization of geometrical parameters and molded line of spiral groove. A new type of bionic cluster spiral groove DGS (CS-DGS) is proved to have superior film stability than S-DGS at the condition of high-speed and low-pressure numerically. A bionic CS-DGS is experimentally investigated and compared with common S-DGS in order to provide evidence for theoretical study. The film thickness and leakage rate of both bionic spiral groove and common spiral groove DGS are measured and compared with each other and with theoretical values under different closing force at the condition of static pressure, high-speed and low-pressure, and the film stiffness and stiffness-leakage ratio of these two face seals are derived by the relationship between closing force and film thickness at the steady state. Experimental results agree well with the theory that the leakage and stiffness of bionic CS-DGS are superior to that of common S-DGS under the condition of high-speed and low-pressure, with the decreasing amplitude of 20% to 40% and the growth amplitude of 20%, respectively. The opening performance and stiffness characteristics of bionic CS-DGS are inferior to that of common S-DGS when rotation speed equals to 0 r/min. The proposed research provides a new method to measure the axis film stiffness of DGS, and validates the superior performance of bionic CS-DGS at the condition of high-speed and low-pressure experimentally.
Jin-Bo Jiang
,
Xu-Dong Peng
,
Ji-Yun Li
,
Yuan Chen
. Leakage and Stifness Characteristics of Bionic Cluster Spiral Groove Dry Gas Seal[J]. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2018
, 31(2)
: 21
-21
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DOI: 10.1186/s10033-018-0227-4
Spiral groove dry gas seal (S-DGS), the most widely used DGS in the world, encounters the problem of high leakage rate and inferior film stability when used in high-speed machinery equipment, which could not be well solved by optimization of geometrical parameters and molded line of spiral groove. A new type of bionic cluster spiral groove DGS (CS-DGS) is proved to have superior film stability than S-DGS at the condition of high-speed and low-pressure numerically. A bionic CS-DGS is experimentally investigated and compared with common S-DGS in order to provide evidence for theoretical study. The film thickness and leakage rate of both bionic spiral groove and common spiral groove DGS are measured and compared with each other and with theoretical values under different closing force at the condition of static pressure, high-speed and low-pressure, and the film stiffness and stiffness-leakage ratio of these two face seals are derived by the relationship between closing force and film thickness at the steady state. Experimental results agree well with the theory that the leakage and stiffness of bionic CS-DGS are superior to that of common S-DGS under the condition of high-speed and low-pressure, with the decreasing amplitude of 20% to 40% and the growth amplitude of 20%, respectively. The opening performance and stiffness characteristics of bionic CS-DGS are inferior to that of common S-DGS when rotation speed equals to 0 r/min. The proposed research provides a new method to measure the axis film stiffness of DGS, and validates the superior performance of bionic CS-DGS at the condition of high-speed and low-pressure experimentally.
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