Gas Thermohydrodynamic Lubrication and Seals

Table of Contents

1. Properties of gases 2. Gas lubrication equations 3. Isothermal gas lubrication 4. Gas thermohydrodynamic lubrication of rigid surfaces 5. Gas thermoelastohydrodynamic lubrication of face seals. 6. Transient thermoelastohydrodynamic gas lubrication of face seals 7. Vapor-condensed gas lubrication of face seals 8. Cryogenic gas lubrication of face seals 9. Surface grooves of gas face seals and testing technology 10. Design of gas face seals

Authors

Bai Shaoxian Professor, Zhejiang University of Technology, China. Bai Shaoxian is a professor at Zhejiang University of Technology in China. He received a PhD in mechanical engineering from South China University of Technology, and has over 10 years' experience in fluid lubrication and sealing technology, particularly the theory of gas thermohydrodynamic lubrication. His research focusses on thermohydrodynamic lubrication, and the design of mechanical seals. Wen Shizhu Professor, Tsinghua University, China. Wen Shizhu is a professor at Tsinghua University in China. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Science, and Honorary Director of the State Key Laboratory of Tribology. He has researched tribology for 50 years, focussing on the theory of elastohydrodynamic and thin film lubrication, the mechanisms and control of friction and wear, nano-tribology, and micro-machine design.