Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Performance Fluids Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS)

Abstract

Performance fluids that operate at high temperature can be useful for many applications including highly efficient automobile engines and jet turbines. One challenging aspect to this project is to increase the use temperature of the performance fluid while maintaining low temperature pourability. One possible solution to this hurdle is to combine the high temperature stability of a silsesquioxane framework with the lubricity of hydrocarbons. Data will be presented on a wide variety of POSS alkyls were synthesized to test the various POSS frameworks for temperature stability and pourability at lower temperatures. Thermal and viscosity data will also be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 2001
Accession Number
ADA410400

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  • Brent Viers
  • Justin Leland
  • Rusty Blanski
  • Shawn Phillips

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  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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