A model to calculate evaporative oil loss in spacecraft mechanisms

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 282-288

  Carre D J ^a   Bertrand, P A ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Lubricants; Mechanisms; Space vehicles

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATING OILS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EVAPORATIVE OIL LOSS; OIL LOSS MEASUREMENT; SPACE VEHICLES; SPACECRAFT MECHANISMS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EVAPORATION; LOSS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; OIL; SPACECRAFT; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 0032817024     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982218     Document Type: Article

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