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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
 Dr Pradeep K Gupta
 (518) 383-1167
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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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.

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