In situ and on-demand lubrication by tribo-coating for space applications

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

Volumn 222, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1031-1039

  Adachi, Koshi ^a   Kato, K ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ and on demand lubrication; Self restoring lubrication; Space tribology; Tribo coating

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CLARIFICATION; COATINGS; FRICTION; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TRIBOLOGY; VACUUM; VACUUM DEPOSITION;

COATING FILMS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; IN SITU AND ON-DEMAND LUBRICATION; IN VACUUMS; LUBRICATION SYSTEMS; NANOMETRE; SELF-RESTORING LUBRICATION; SLIDING CONTACTS; SPACE SYSTEMS; SPACE TRIBOLOGY; TRIBO-COATING; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCES;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 58149231327     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET417     Document Type: Article

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