Numerical solution of the elastohydrodynamic problem in soft reciprocating seals

Abstract

A class of exact solutions to the elastohydrodynamic problem to be used as test cases is presented. A numerical solution to the elastohydrodynamic problem according to the Petrov—Galerkin method is developed. The appearance of spurious numerical undulations in the film profile is examined. A comparison between analytical and numerical results is employed to determine which numerical schemes limit the outcome of numerical oscillations without compromising the solution accuracy.

Citation

Strozzi, A. (1987), "Numerical solution of the elastohydrodynamic problem in soft reciprocating seals", Engineering Computations, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023698