LUBRICATION RESEARCH AND TEST METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR AEROSPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS.

Abstract

The work performed under this program was concerned with applied research in the broad field of lubrication related to advanced primary and secondary aerospace propulsion systems. Two principal phases were investigated: impact sensitivity of materials in contact with rocket propellants,and lubrication, friction and wear mechanisms in the cryogenic temperature range. The results of the LOX-Lubricant Impact Sensitivity Cooperative Program No. 3 for the ABMA impact tester are summarized. Investigations of the effect of different variables (rebound height of the plummet, specimen cup material, etc.) on impact sensitivity test results are described. In the cryogenic lubrication phase, friction and wear measurements are presented and discussed for oxidized copper, lead films, and organic films at temperatures down to -195 C. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600924

Entities

People

  • Burl B. Baber
  • J. A. Russell
  • P. M. Ku
  • R. A. Burton
  • W. R. Blackstone

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Friction
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Sensitivity
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster