Tribo-characteristics of cryogenic hybrid ceramic ball bearings for rocket turbopumps: Bearing wear and transfer film©

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-115

  Nosaka, Masataka ^a   Kikuchi, Masataka ^a   Oike, Mamoru ^b   Kawai, Nobuyuki ^c  

^a KAKUDA RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NTN CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bearings; Ceramic bearings; Low temperatures; Lubricants; Rocket engines; Self lubricating bearings; Steel; Surface analytical techniques; Surface films and coatings; Temperatures; Wear

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARING; POLITEF; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BALL BEARINGS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; PERFORMANCE; ROCKET ENGINES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYOGENIC HYBRID CERAMIC BALL BEARINGS;

SELF LUBRICATING BEARINGS;

BALL BEARING; CERAMICS; ROCKET; SELF-LUBRICATING MATERIAL; STEEL; TURBO PUMP; WEAR;

EID: 0032791903     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982197     Document Type: Article

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