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TRACTION MODELING OF MILITARY LUBRICANTS
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2142
Amount:
$356,000.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
117 Southbury Rd
Clifton Park, NY
12065
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Dr Pradeep K Gupta
Phone: (518) 383-1167
Phone: (518) 383-1167
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A SEMI-EMPERICAL APPROACH TO MODELING THE TRACTION BEHAVIOR OF LUBRICANTS IN CONCENTRATED CONTACTS IS PROPOSED. THE MODELING CONSISTS OF POSTULATING THE FORM OF THE LUBRICANT CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION IN THE HIGH-PRESSURE CONTACT ZONE AND ESTIMATING THE VARIOUS COEFFICIENTS BY CARRYING OUT A NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES ANALYSIS OF THE AVAILABLE TRACTION DATA. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODELING APPROACH IS DEMONSTRATED BY INCORPORATING THE LUBRICANT TRACTION MODEL IN A BEARING DYNAMICS COMPUTER CODE AND BY CARRYING OUT BEARING PERFORMANCE SIMULATIONS AS A FUNCTION OF THE COEFFICIENTS OF THE TRACTION MODEL.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *