DESCRIPTION OF A TEST STAND AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT FOR LABYRINTH SEAL TESTING

Abstract

The paper presents a test stand for testing segments of single sided and double-sided labyrinth seals. The geometry of the test stand has been designed and constructed by the authors of the paper. The elements and the design of the test stand allow investigations of the seal for a variety of initial pressures with the measurement of the mass flow in the inlet and outlet channels. The design of the test stand enables testing seal segments with a turbulent flow. The geometry of the mating pairs of single and double-sided seals allows a measurement of the pressure in selected chambers of the seal chambers.

Keywords:
labyrinth seals, fluid-flow machines, diagnostics, leakage