... materials surface roughness surface texture surface texture mechanical seals thrust bearings mass-conservative algorithm cavitation roughness effects In recent years, much attention has been devoted to the study of the performance enhancement of laser-textured mechanical seals...

... contact pressure for the purpose of comparing the roughness effects on friction while other physical and chemical conditions of the system remain unchanged. (3) The temperature generated in local contacts is neglected due to the low speed involved in the study. However, thermal effects can be included...