An examination of some B003 data
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Authors
Larson, Harold J.
Jayachandran, Toke
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
1990-03
Date
1990-03
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The Air Force, Navy and Army have for many years employed spectrometric analysis of used lubricating oil as an aid in tracking the servicability of many types of equipment. Virtually all types of equipment with oil-wetted surfaces are covered by this (tri-service) Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP). As an oil-wetted surface wears, it is possible that small amounts of the metals contacted will be suspended in the oil medium. Thus, if the lubricating oil is periodically submitted to a spectrometric analysis, the resulting traces of metallic contaminants may be expected to provide information about the amount of wear suffered. Each type of equipment monitored by the program has a specified rate at which sampling is accomplished, typically based on the number of hours of use or on the number of miles travelled.
Type
Technical Report
Description
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Department
Organization
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-55-90-001PR
Sponsors
Prepared for: Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX.
Funding
Directorate of Material Mangement, SA-ALC/MMEI, Kelly Air Force Base.
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.