Tribology
Sest, Inc. has the following proven demonstrated capabilities in the field of Tribology:
- Design, construction and operation of high temperature, high speed bearings test facility
- Development of data acquisition software (LabVIEW)
- Development of accelerated lubricant test program: data collection and analysis
- Lubrication System development for Space Mechanisms
- Proposed new base stocks and additives for potential high temperature use
- Developed and perform tests to simulate mission parameters
- Wrote a white paper on high temperature, high speed bearings and lubricants for gas turbine engines
- Pin-on-disk testing of formulated liquid lubricants to 400 oC
- Oxidation/corrosion testing with Penn State micro-oxidation apparatus at high temperatures and analyze with High Performance Liquid Chromatography
- High temperature lifetime tests on various liquid lubricants using the Spiral Orbit Tribometer
SPIRAL ORBIT TRIBOMETER:
LUBRICANTS AND BEARINGS TESTING:
