TY - JOUR AU - Lorenz, B. AU - Persson, B. N. J. TI - Leak rate of seals: Comparison of theory with experiment JO - epl VL - 86 SN - 0295-5075 CY - Les Ulis PB - EDP Sciences M1 - PreJuSER-7066 SP - 44006 PY - 2009 N1 - We thank C. Schulze (ISAC, RWTH Aachen University) for help with the measurement of the surface topography of the sand paper surfaces. This work, as part of the European Science Foundation EUROCORES Program FANAS, was supported from funds by the DFG and the EC Sixth Framework Program, under contract N. ERASCT-2003-980409. AB - Seals are extremely useful devices to prevent fluid leakage. We present experimental results for the leak rate of rubber seals, and compare the results to a novel theory, which is based on percolation theory and a recently developed contact mechanics theory. We find good agreement between theory and experiment. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2009 KW - J (WoSType) LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000267292000017 DO - DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/86/44006 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/7066 ER -