Lubricant Compact Wear Rate Techniques

Abstract

The need for solid lubrication of cruise missile engine bearings prompted a study on the wear rate of a solid lubricant compact under various conditions of load and velocity. The experimental procedure and test specimen configuration were detailed in the report. Mathematical handling of the weight loss data, discussed in detail, allowed the representation of the wear rate as a function of various combinations of load and velocity to be presented in a single equation, the equation of the wear rate 'surface'. Two equations were developed on the lubricant compact, one for oscillatory motion and one for unidirectional motion. Alternate forms for the wear equation were discussed with the reasons for non-use. Detailed computer programs developed for data handling were also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101493

Entities

People

  • K. R. Mecklenburg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Body Weight
  • Calculators
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Friction
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Regression Analysis
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).