Richard F. Salant
Georgia Power Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Education
- Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967
- M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963
Research Areas and Descriptors
Background
Began at Tech in Fall 1987 as a Professor. Prior was Manager of the Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Department at Borg-Warner Research Center and was an Assistant and an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Research
Since Dr. Salant joined Georgia Tech in 1987, he has continued his work on mechanical seals, and has expanded his research to include lip seals. These are synthetic rubber seals, used extensively in automobiles to seal the crankshaft, transmission, wheel hubs, and other components. They are also used in appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers, as well as in many other devices. Since the world is filled with these mass-produced seals, their effective operation is important to the environmental health of the planet.
Distinctions
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Mayo D. Hersey Award for distinguished and continued contributions to the advancement of lubrication science and engineering, 2009
- Machine Design Award, 2003
- Henry R. Worthington Medal, 1996
- Journal of Tribology Associate Editor, 1993-1999
- Fellow
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
- Frank P. Bussick Award (with S. Xiong), 2000
- Seals Technical Committee Liaison Chairman, 2000-present
- Edmund E. Bisson Award, 2000
- Sealing Technology Paper Award (with B. Ruan and I. Green), 1998
- Fellow, 1997
- Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia
Patents
- Condition Monitoring System and Method for an Interface, U.S. Patent Number 6,360,610, with Jacek Jarzynski and Willam B. Anderson, March 26, 2002
- Mechanical Seal with Compliant Face, U. S. Patent 5,499,824, March 19, 1996
- Secondary Gas/Liquid Mechanical Seal Assembly, U. S. Patent 5,487,550, with I. Green, L. Hufford, and O. Giles, January 30, 1996
- Mechanical Seal with Automatic Gap Convergence Control, U. S. Patent 4,643,437, with R. F. Key and P. L. Kay, February 17, 1987
- Grooved Mechanical Face Seal, U.S. Patent 4,491,331, with C. Boyd, January 1, 1985
- Gas-Liquid Separator, U. S. Patent 4,330,306, May 18, 1982
Representative Publications
- R. F. Salant and A. Rocke. 2004. Hydrodynamic Analysis of the Flow in a Rotary Lip Seal Using Flow Factors. Journal of Tribology 126, 156-161.
- R. F. Salant and A. E. Fortier. 2004. Numerical Analysis of a Slider Bearing with a Heterogeneous Slip/No-Slip Surface. Tribology Transactions 47, 328-334.
- S. Xiong and R. F. Salant. 2003. a Dynamic Model of a contacting Mechanical Seal for Down-Hole Tools. Journal of Tribology 125, 469-479.
- D. Shen and R. F. Salant. 2003. Elastohydrodynamic Analysis of the Effect of Shaft Surface Finish on Rotary Lip Seal Behavior. Tribology Transactions 46, 391-396.
- R. F. Salant and D. Shen. 2002. Hydrodynamic Effects of Shaft Surface Finish on Lip Seal Operation. Tribology Transactions 45, 404-410.
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