Paper: Eighty years of research on hydraulic reciprocating seals: review of tribological studies and related topics since the 1930s.
Authors: George K. Nikas
Published
in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
(IMechE), Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2010, 224(1), 1-23
Abstract
Hydraulic seals
are complicated machine elements. The engineering research on hydraulic
reciprocating seals, which commenced roughly in the 1930s, has achieved
a basic understanding of performance issues. This article provides a
review of the experimental and theoretical research conducted over a
period of eight decades, discussing more than 200 of the most
significant publications from the related literature. The topics
discussed include reciprocating seal designs, materials, experimental
methods, theoretical studies, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, solid and
contact mechanics, performance issues, and optimisation.