Sustainability of Rotrode Atomic Emission Spectrometry for Wear Deris

Abstract

Analysis of oil for wear debris by rotrode atomic emission spectrometry (RAES) has been part of the component health monitoring used by the military services for two decades. However, the last 5 10 years have seen a number of changes, including attrition from the program, more serious budgetary constraints, improvements in the design and manufacturing of engines and other components, and changes in oil filtration. Although the need for diagnostic and prognostic information has never been stronger, RAES faces challenges from other techniques. Compounding this problem is an aging infrastructure and aging equipment. Taken together, these factors paint a less than rosy picture of sustainability. In this white paper, various sustainability issues are considered as well as possible options for addressing them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 04, 2006
Accession Number
ADA473827

Entities

People

  • Edward T. Urbansky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Distribution
  • Air Force
  • Central Processing Units
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Computers
  • Condition Based Maintenance
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Governments
  • Maintenance
  • Operating Systems
  • Particles
  • Procurement

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