Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
An identification procedure to determine dynamic coefficients of annular turbulent seals in turbopumps is presented. Measurements were carried out at a built test rig with two symmetrical arranged seals. A rigid rotating shaft is surrounded by an elastically supported housing, which is excited by impact forces. The relative radial motion between the rotating parts and the housing, respectively between the seal surfaces, is measured by displacement pick-ups and from the time signals complex frequency response functions can be calculated. Finally an analytical model, depending on the seal parameters, is fitted to the measured data, to find the dynamic coefficients.
Keywords:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
NASA. Lewis Research Center Rotordynamic Instability Problems in High-Performance Turbomachinery; p 295-312
Format:
application/pdf