Failure analysis and condition monitoring of an open-loop oil system using ferrography

Tribology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Levi, O ^a,b   Eliaz, N ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Materials Division   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abrasive wear; Aviation; Failure analysis; Ferrography; Ferrous alloys, steel; Internal combustion engine oils; Needle roller bearings; Oil condition monitoring; Rolling contact fatigue; Wear particle analysis

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WEAR; FERROGRAPHY; FERROUS ALLOYS, STEEL; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OILS; NEEDLE ROLLER BEARINGS; OIL CONDITION MONITORING; ROLLING-CONTACT FATIGUE; WEAR PARTICLE ANALYSIS;

ABRASION; ABRASIVES; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; AVIATION; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COMBUSTION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ENGINES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON; LUBRICATING OILS; METAL ANALYSIS; NEEDLES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); ROLLING; SAFETY FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEEL; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WANKEL ENGINES;

CONDITION MONITORING;

EID: 69249217797     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9454-2     Document Type: Article

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