Review and Upgrade of a Bulk Flow Model for the Analysis of Honeycomb Gas Seals Based on New High Pressure Experimental Data

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SABA, Diego ;FORTE, Paola ;VANNINI, Giuseppe .
Review and Upgrade of a Bulk Flow Model for the Analysis of Honeycomb Gas Seals Based on New High Pressure Experimental Data. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 60, n.5, p. 321-330, june 2018. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/review-and-upgrade-of-a-bulk-flow-model-for-the-analysis-of-honeycomb-gas-seals-based-on-new-high-pressure-experimental-data/>. Date accessed: 04 oct. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1835.
Saba, D., Forte, P., & Vannini, G.
(2014).
Review and Upgrade of a Bulk Flow Model for the Analysis of Honeycomb Gas Seals Based on New High Pressure Experimental Data.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 60(5), 321-330.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1835
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"Review and Upgrade of a Bulk Flow Model for the Analysis of Honeycomb Gas Seals Based on New High Pressure Experimental Data." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 60.5 (2014): 321-330. Web.  04 Oct. 2024
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"Review and Upgrade of a Bulk Flow Model for the Analysis of Honeycomb Gas Seals Based on New High Pressure Experimental Data" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 60 Number 5 (28 June 2018)

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  • Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, Italy 1
  • GE Oil & Gas - Nuovo Pignone, Florence, Italy 2

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Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering 60(2014)5, 321-330
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https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2014.1835

The design of the gas seals used in centrifugal compressors and axial turbines requires to consider not only their aptitude to reduce leakage, but also their contribution to the overall dynamics of the machine. Honeycomb and hole pattern annular seals are often employed in compressors for the end balance piston seal or as the central balance piston seal in a back-to-back arrangement. In contrast to labyrinth seals, they show a beneficial damping effect. In order to obtain an effective tool for predicting the leakage and the dynamic response of honeycomb seals, a bulk flow model has been devised in the past and, implemented in numerical codes, it is presently used in the design process. This kind of codes, however, require simplifying assumptions: in particular, one reference code available to the authors adopts the hypothesis of isothermal process. As the required level of confidence in seal design is increasing, an experimental validation and possibly some refinement are needed. In this work, the bulk flow model was reviewed and the sensitivity to different hypotheses was explored. New experimental data from a high pressure test rig were compared with the results of simulations.

gas seals, rotordynamics, honeycomb structures, vibration control