Spiral orbit tribometry — part ii: Evaluation of three liquid lubricants in vacuum

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Pepper, Stephen V ^a   Kingsbury, Edward P ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Interesting Rolling Contact   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse environments tribology; Ball; Bearings; Bench tests; Boundary lubrication; Chemical attack; Friction; Lubricant degradation; Rolling element; Stability; Vacuum and space

Indexed keywords

BENCH TESTS; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; LUBRICANT DEGRADATION; ROLLING ELEMENT; TRIBOMETERS;

BALL BEARINGS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; FRICTION; ROLLING; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY; LUBRICANTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

LUBRICANTS; TRIBOLOGY;

BALL BEARING; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; DEGRADATION; FRICTION; LIQUID LUBRICANT; ROLLING BEARING; TRIBOLOGY; VACUUM;

EID: 0038746236     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000308982601     Document Type: Article

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