Design and Analysis of CFD Experiments for the Development of Bulk-Flow Model for Staggered Labyrinth Seal

Table 5

Geometry parameters of the seal used in the experimental tests.

Shaft radius		111	[mm]
Radial clearance		0.50	[mm]
Steps-to-casing radial distance		4.00	[mm]
Steps height		5.00	[mm]
Steps width		10.50	[mm]
-strips width at tip		0.30	[mm]
-strips pitch		10.50	[mm]
-strip-to-step axial distance		5.00	[mm]
-strips number		15
Rotor steps number		8