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Influence of Alternating Temperature Levels on the Wear Behavior of Radial Lip Seals: Test Rig Design and Wear Analysis

, , and . 10th International Conference on Tribology – BALKANTRIB '20 PROCEEDINGS, page 163-164. (May 2021)675 (peer-review).

Abstract

Radial lip seals are a common seal type for drive units in various industrial applications. Environmentally friendly operation strategies require these drive units to be driven on demand in short time duty. The sealing systems have to deal with fast changing oil sump temperatures. This cannot be reproduced on usual test rigs. Firstly, a test rig with advanced heating and cooling capacities was developed. Then, comprehensive test series were carried out. As expected, test results show, different constant temperature levels lead to a significant change of wear. Furthermore, fast changing temperatures are adding additional tribological stress to the sealing system.

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