Recent Experience With Synthetic Hydrocarbon Lubricants for Spacecraft Applications.

Abstract

Synthetic hydrocarbon oils are a relatively new class of spacecraft lubricants. They offer several advantages over petroleum-based oils, such as lower volatility and lower reactivity. In this paper, we present four cases in which the performances of synthetic hydrocarbon oils in certain applications are compared to the performances of mineral oils and other synthetic oils and an experimental investigation of additive performance. In all cases, the performances of the synthetic hydrocarbon oils were superior. jg p.3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302343

Entities

People

  • C. G. Kalogeras
  • D. J. Carre
  • P. D. Fleischauer
  • S. V. Didziulis

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ball Bearings
  • Bearings
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum
  • Spacecraft
  • Synthetic Lubricants
  • Synthetic Oils
  • Test Facilities
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Viscosity Index

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster