Wear Measurement of a Large Hydraulic Fluid Power Pump Using Radioactive Tracer Wear Technology

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Fluid Power and Systems Technology Division, FPST

Volumn 10, Issue , 2003, Pages 55-64

  Treuhaft, Martin B ^a   Eberle, Douglas C ^a   Timmons, Suzanne A ^a   Wendel, Glenn R ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; LUBRICANTS; PISTONS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

GAMMA-RAY DETECTORS; SLIPPER ASSEMBLIES;

PUMPS;

EID: 1842532939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-42805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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