A Study of the Applicability of Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, Direct Reading and Analytical Ferrography on High Performance Aircraft Engine Lubricating Oils

Abstract

The Joint Oil Analysis Program Technical Support Center (JOAP-TSC) was tasked by the U.S. Air Force to determine the appropriateness of various oil analysis techniques to provide early warning of abnormal operating conditions. The study analyzed tilde 1300 samples from F-16, F110-GE100 gas turbine engines by spectroscopy (AES and FT-IR) and direct reading and analytical ferrography. A statistical analysis of the data collected is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA347491

Entities

People

  • Allison M. Toms
  • Corey Moses
  • Sharon O. Hem
  • Tim Yarborough

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee system

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Antiseize Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Engines
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Lubricants
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Particles
  • Spectroscopy
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.