Tribology Software
Mechanical Seal
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SimMS
SimMS Noël Brunetière CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

SimMS is a powerful engineering software designed for the simulation and analysis of Mechanical Seals. It offers advanced capabilities for modeling, simulating, and optimizing seal performance under various operating conditions. With its user-friendly interface and comprehensive features, SimMS enables engineers to improve seal design, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance overall system reliability.

Gas Bearing
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PalAero
PalAero Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

PalAero provides high-precision computation of dynamic coefficients and stability analysis for gas-lubricated bearings. It is designed to help engineers optimize bearing performance, reduce energy consumption, and extend equipment lifespan. With its advanced algorithms and user-friendly interface, PalAero is an essential tool for professionals in the field of tribology.

Annular Seal
Annularis Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

Annularis performs isothermal analysis of centered, eccentric, and misaligned annular seals operating with an incompressible fluid. Based on bulk-flow equations for operating regimes dominated by inertia forces, it evaluates leakage flow, forces, torques, and dynamic coefficients from inlet pressure, outlet pressure, inlet pressure loss, and outlet pressure recovery conditions.

Tilting Pad Thrust Bearing
ThrustPad Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

ThrustPad calculates the behavior of a tilting pad thrust bearing lubricated with a liquid. Using rotational speed and axial load as operating conditions, it provides torques and dynamic coefficients for thrust bearing performance analysis.

Circular Bearing
CircuFlow Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

CircuFlow computes the performance of a circular bearing operating with an incompressible liquid. From rotational speed and radial load inputs, it returns torques and dynamic coefficients for bearing analysis.

Tilting Pad Journal Bearing
PivotPad Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

PivotPad analyzes a tilting pad journal bearing operating with an incompressible liquid. It uses rotational speed and radial load as operating conditions and delivers torques and dynamic coefficients.

Flexible Rotor
RotorFlex Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

RotorFlex computes the behavior of a flexible rotor using Bernoulli beam elements. With rotational speed, dynamic coefficients of bearings, thrust bearings, and annular seals, plus unbalance as operating conditions, it produces Campbell diagrams, stability diagrams, and unbalance response results.

Bump Foil Journal Bearing
FoilFlex Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

FoilFlex analyzes a bump foil journal bearing with first-generation corrugated foils using a simplified Winkler foundation model with identical and uniformly distributed foil stiffness, including damping. Based on rotational speed, radial load, and unbalance, it computes the nonlinear response of the system.

Angular Contact Ball Bearing
AxiaBall Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

AxiaBall computes a five-degree-of-freedom angular contact ball bearing model. Using rotational speed, radial load, and axial load as operating conditions, it returns radial and axial stiffness values.

Rigid Rotor Dynamics
RotorPulse Mihai Arghir CNRS, Institut Pprime, France

RotorPulse models the rigid-rotor dynamics of a four-degree-of-freedom system supported by two aerodynamic bearings. Bearing stiffness and damping coefficients vary with rotational speed and excitation frequency. The software provides Campbell and stability diagrams as well as unbalance response analysis.