Test Evaluation and Modification of Prototype Rotating Gravity Gradiometer

Abstract

The report discusses the cause of the rotating gravity gradiometer spin bearing failures and covers detailed design, fabrication, and testing of a new hydrodynamic journal oil bearing. The new bearing is specifically designed to operate in a vacuum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020275

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Ames
  • David W. Rouse
  • Philip M. Lahue
  • Robert L. Forward

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Ball Bearings
  • Bearings
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Journal Bearings
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Oil Reservoirs
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Performance Tests
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).