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Title: Tribological behavior of some candidate advanced space lubricants

Journal Article · · Tribology Transactions; (United States)
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  1. USAF, Wright Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
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Performance of a variety of space lubricants was compared under boundary and elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL). The types of fluids studied were naphthenic mineral oil, paraffinic mineral oil, polyalphaolefin, and silahydrocarbon. The silahydrocarbon and the polyalphaolefin lubricants exhibited lower traction under similar conditions. A specific additive package increased the traction of the polyalphaolefin. Volatility characteristics of some of these fluids were also studied. 10 refs.

OSTI ID:
6261157
Journal Information:
Tribology Transactions; (United States), Vol. 36:2; ISSN 1040-2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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