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Title: Friction of Carbon in Dry Gases; LE FROTTEMENT DU CARBONE DANS LES GAZ SECS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4287575

The operation of rotating machines at high altitudes and of motion- transmitting devices in reactors is made difficult by the high wear and friction of sliding surfaces in a dry atmosphere. The friction of different grades of carbon on metals and on carbon itself was studied in dry atmospheres of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide and in a humid atmosphere. The chemically or physically active gases, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water, affect the wear and friction more than nitrogen. Friction and wear of carbon is related to the properties of gas adsorption. (J.S.R.)

Research Organization:
Societe le Carbone-Lorraine, Paris
NSA Number:
NSA-13-006729
OSTI ID:
4287575
Report Number(s):
A/CONF.15/P/1273
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English