Abstract: Honeycomb bushing wear has a significant effect on the leakage characteristics of the labyrinth seal. In this paper, four kinds of honeycomb bushing labyrinth seals was designed and processed. The leakage characteristics ...

Abstract: Swirl brake influences the static and rotordynamic characteristics of labyrinth seal which are important in the prediction of turbomachine stability. To study the influence of the swirl brakes on improving seal stability, ...

Abstract: This paper considers homing guidance for a vehicle with a single omnidirectional receiver traveling to a stationary, omnidirectional transmitting beacon by using spatially quantized signal strength measurements. Two homing ...

Abstract: Uneven pressure drops among stages of multistage brush seal (MBS) leads to early failure of single-stage seal units, which directly affects service life of the seal used in aeroengines, gas turbines, and steam turbines. ...

Abstract: We present a hand specialized for climbing unstructured rocky surfaces. Articulated fingers achieve grasps commonly used by human climbers. The gripping surfaces are equipped with dense arrays of spines that engage with ...