Vapor phase lubrication for expendable gas turbine engines

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-190

  Gerardi, D T ^c   Forster, N H ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; GAS TURBINE ENGINE; LUBRICANT; LUBRICATION; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

GAS TURBINE; LUBRICATION; VAPOR;

EID: 0034164306     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.483193     Document Type: Article

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