Real-time monitoring of wear debris using electrostatic sensing techniques

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-40

  Harvey, T J ^a   Morris, S ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wood, R J K ^a   Powrie, H E G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Smiths Aerospace Information Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge; Condition monitoring electrostatics; Debris

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; DEBRIS; ELECTROSTATICS; FRICTION METERS; LUBRICANTS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BASELINE TESTS; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; WEAR DEBRIS;

TRIBOLOGY;

CONDITION MONITORING; DEBRIS; ELECTROSTATICS; FRICTION METERS; LUBRICANTS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33947260173     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET196     Document Type: Article

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