Abstract: The present and its companion papers [6] offer analytical and experimental studies on the fundamental relationships governing the forces in an axially active, transversely passive electro-magnetic ...

Abstract: The paper offers an analysis of face seals, using incompressible fluids, aimed at arriving at a quantitative basis for the design and optimization of seals. To improve its hydrodynamic and ...

Abstract: An analysis was conducted which predicts the contact stresses and deflections in rubber staves of finite thickness loaded against a shaft in rubbing contact. Results are given which cover the ...