Volatility and wear characteristics of a variety of liquid lubricants for space applications

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 671-677

  Nguyen, Quynhgiao N ^b   Jones Jr , William R ^a,b  

^a STLE ^*

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorocarbons; Hydrocarbons; Space Vehicles; Synthetic Lubricants; Vapor Pressure; Wear Testing Device

Indexed keywords

SPACE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPOR PRESSURE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

VOLATILITY;

LUBRICANTS;

LUBRICANT; SPACECRAFT; TESTING METHOD; VAPOR PRESSURE; WEAR;

EID: 0034740414     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000108982509     Document Type: Article

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