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IMPROVED THERMAL OXIDATIVE-DEPOSITION SCREENING TESTS FOR TURBINE LUBRICANTS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2143
Amount: $248,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2002 Huntwood Dr
Gambrills, MD 21054
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Larry L Fehrenbacher
 (301) 858-0248
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

CURRENT MIL-SPEC OXIDATION-CORROSION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION TESTS DO NOT ADEQUATELY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MIL-SPEC LUBRICANTS EXPERIENCE IN OPERATIONAL ENGINES. A RAPID SIMPLE AND NOVEL TGA TEST METHOD COUPLED WITH DSC AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE TESTS ARE PROPOSED AS METHODS THAT COULD ACCURATELY SIMULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF MIL-SPEC LUBRICANTS IN THE COMBINED THERMAL-OXIDATIVE CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF REAL ENGINES.

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