Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
IMPROVED THERMAL OXIDATIVE-DEPOSITION SCREENING TESTS FOR TURBINE LUBRICANTS
Agency / Branch:
DOD / USAF
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$248,000.00
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.
Principal Investigator:
Larry L Fehrenbacher
3018580248
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Technology Assessment & Transf
2002 Huntwood Dr Gambrills, MD 21054
EIN/Tax ID:
521253097
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No