Wear Calculation for a Shaft Lip Seal under Randomly Changing Temperature and Load.

A stochastic model of the wear process of a shaft lip seal that takes into account random changes in the temperature and external load is described. The results of a numerical analysis of the process of seal wear in relation to the conditions of operation in open space at near-Earth orbital stations are presented. The importance of taking into account random changes in temperature and external load for predicting the seal durability is evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]