High Temperature Tribometer. Phase 1

Abstract

Tribological research has become more important due to the awareness that friction and wear accounts for a large portion of our nation's energy and raw material usage. A machine is available that performs pin-on-disk friction and wear tests at temperatures up to 1200 C. Software to control the machine and acquire test data using IBM-PC compatible computers was designed and developed and initial tests of the software were conducted. A commercial software package, Labtech Notebook, was used as the basis for the system, although unique data- acquisition and graphics modules were also developed. A piston type liquid lubricant feed pump was chosen for accurately dispensing small quantities of test lubricant. A prototype of a solid powder feed system was built and functioned well with granular material but unsatisfactorily with the two very fine powders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209356

Entities

People

  • Bruce H. Knoth
  • Forest J. Carignan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Flow Rate
  • Friction
  • High Temperature
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Lists (Data Structures)
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Software Development
  • Solid Lubricants
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).