Development of a New Bio-Kinetic Model for Assessing the Environmental Property of Military Hydraulic Fluids

Abstract

The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research. Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is actively developing biodegradation technologies that can be used to minimize waste stream of Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricant (POL) products utilized in the current and future combat systems. As part of these efforts, a bio-kinetic model was developed to predict the biodegradability of lubricants including hydraulic fluids. This model can predict a biodegradability of lubricant based on a composition analysis within a short period. The advantages of this model are its predictable capability and excellent correlation with results obtained from the conventional biodegradation tests. This paper presents the results of development of a bio-kinetic model, its composition technique, and correlation study with the conventional biodegradation tests and the field demonstrations, and its applicability to the military hydraulic fluids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 2006
Accession Number
ADA460703

Entities

People

  • In-sik Rhee

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Biodegradation
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Demonstrations
  • Engineering
  • Fluids
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Lubricants
  • Monitoring
  • Petroleum
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Petroleum Engineering