Tribo-characteristics of cryogenic hybrid ceramic ball bearings for rocket turbopumps: Self-lubricating performance©

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Nosaka, Masataka ^a   Oike, Mamoru ^a   Kikuchi, Masataka ^a   Mayumi, Tohru ^b  

^a KAKUDA RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b NTN CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ceramic bearings; Cryogenic lubricants; Rocket engines; Self lubrication; Surface films coatings

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS-BALL; CRYOGENICS; PUMPS-TURBO; SELF LUBRICATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0030936452     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009708983624     Document Type: Article

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