SBIR/STTR Research Award
LUBRICATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE BEARING SURFACES BY VAPOR DEPOSITION
Award amount
$491,078Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Wedeven Associates, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- MXXGLA3HPRK3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
ADVANCED GAS TURBINE ENGINES WILL REQUIRE MAIN SHAFT BEARINGS TO OPERATE OVER A CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE RANGE FROM -50 TO 500 C. THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYNERGISTIC ASSEMBLY OF LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGIES IS INVESTIGATED. THESE INCLUDE: (1) A NEWLY SYNTHESIZED HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID BASESTOCK TO EXPAND THE ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) LUBRICATION RANGE, (2) THE MANUFACTURE AND MODIFICATION OF A CERAMIC AND HARD FACE COATING TO OBTAIN MICRO-FINE SURFACES FOR "ULTRA THIN EHD" LUBRICATION AND (3) THE EVALUATION OF VAPOR DEPOSIT LUBRICATION AND A "CHEMICAL CARRIER" TO TRANSITION INTO A HIGH TEMPERATURE "THERMAL DEPOSIT" LUBRICATION MODE. FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE (815 C) TRACTION TEST RIG (WA MACHINE).
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Alternate Lubrication Mechanisms for UAV and Attritable Engines
- Rolling/Sliding Contact Fatigue Life Physics and Modeling
- Bearing Analytical Software Development and Validation
- Bearing Analytical Software Development and Validation
- Surface Engineering Technologies for Improved Gear Efficiency
Research funding history
17 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1990–2023). Reported award amounts total $5,716,061. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense