Failure of magnetic fluid seals operating in water: preliminary conclusions

• Autorzy: Matuszewski L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

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EN

The article analyses properties of magnetic fluid seals installed in rotary sealing nodes which operate in the utility water environment. Seals of this type have been examined as a possible solution to the problem with ship manoeuvring propulsion sealing. The present analysis bases on laboratory durability tests of magnetic fluid seals exposed to long-term utility water loads, at different water pressures and shaft revolutions. The basic seal durability criterion was the number of revolutions made by the sealing node shaft until the appearance of water tightness loss (leakage). It was found that the main factor leading to the wear of the seal is the relative speed of the magnetic fluid with respect to that of the utility water, and this process is heavily affected by the pressure acting on the seal. The reported test results are presented in the form of diagrams showing the seal durability (time until water tightness loss) as a function of rotational speed. The curves shown in the diagrams are regular, with two different rotational speed ranges: the high-speed range, when the tightness loss is relatively fast, and the low-speed range, with a clear tendency to prolong the seal lifetime. These diagrams were given the name of durability curves of the MF seal operating in water. The results of the performed tests suggest formal similarity between the experimental data distribution concerning tightness loss processes occurring in magnetic fluid seals operating in water environment and metal fatigue processes. The article proposes a preliminary simplified durability model to describe the examined phenomenon

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Maritime Research
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 24
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.113-120,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Matuszewski L.

• Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

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DOI

10.1515/pomr-2017-0057