Affiliations: [a] School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China | [b] State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Corresponding author: Xiaolong Yang, School of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China. Tel.: +86 18307721513; E-mail: 09116324@bjtu.edu.cn
Abstract: The diverging stepped magnetic fluid seal based on stepped labyrinth seal was an effective method to improve the capability of usual magnetic fluid seal with large gap. Pressure theory of the diverging stepped magnetic fluid seal was presented and a diverging magnetic fluid sealing with two magnetic sources was designed. The leakage location hypothesis in the diverging stepped magnetic fluid seal has been made. The magnetic field distributions in the radial and axial sealing gaps have been calculated by means of the finite element method of magnetic field and its maximum sealing capabilities have been calculated based on its pressure theory. The effects of radial and axial sealing gaps on the diverging stepped magnetic fluid seal have been obtained. The numerical and experimental results were analyzed and discussed. The results show that the theoretical pressure-resistant capabilities of the diverging stepped magnetic fluid seal with two magnetic sources agree well with its experimental pressure-resistant capabilities. The leakage path in the axial sealing gap located at its center position and the leakage path in the radial sealing gap located in the vicinity of the shaft.
Keywords: Large gap, magnetic fluid, numerical simulation, seal, stepped shaft
