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Branch Reports by Year:
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

(Note: For earlier reports refer to Branch Reports by Topic below)

Branch Reports by Topic:
Aero Drive Systems
Aerospace Seals
Oil-Free Turbomachinery
Tribology & Space Mechanisms

Historical Reference Publications
"Gearing"
John J. Coy, Dennis P. Townsend and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA Reference Publication 1152, 1985

"Design of Traction Drives"
Stuart H. Loewenthal and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA RP-1154, 1985

"Tribology: The Story of Lubrication and Wear"
Donald H. Buckley, William R. Jones, Jr., Harold E. Sliney, Erwin V. Zaretsky, Dennis P. Townsend, and Stuart H. Loewenthal
NASA TM-101430, 1985

"Rolling-Element Bearings"
Bernard J.Hamrock and William J. Anderson
NASA-RP-1105, 1983 (See note** below)

"Friction, Wear and Lubrication in Vacuum"

Donald H. Buckley
NASA-SP-277, 1971 (See note** below)

"Advanced bearing technology"
Anderson, W. J.; Bisson, E. E.
NASA-SP-38, 1964 (See note** below)

"Fastener Design Manual"
Richard T. Barrett
NASA RP-1228, 1990

"NASA Space Mechanisms Handbook and Reference Guide"
Robert Fusaro, editor
NASA/TP-1999-206988, 1999 (ITAR restricted. Limited to US only. Not downloadable.)

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2009 Reports
"Lubricated Bearing Lifetimes of a Multiply Alkylated Cyclopentane and a Linear Perfluoropolyether Fluid in Oscillatory Motion at Elevated Temperatures in Ultrahigh Vacuum"
Braza, Joseph; Jansen, Mark, J.; Jones, William, R., Jr.
NASA/CR-2009-215637, May, 2009

"Performance and Analysis of Perfluorinated Grease Used on Space Shuttle Actuators"
Morales, Wilfredo; Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.; Zaretsky, Erwin, V.
NASA/TM-2009-215605, April, 2009

"Intermetallic Nickel-Titanium Alloys for Oil-Lubricated Bearing Applications"
DellaCorte, C.; Pepper, S.,V.; Noebe, R.; Hull, D.,R.; Glennon, G.
NASA/TM-2009-215646, March, 2009

"Variable/Multispeed Rotorcraft Drive System Concepts"
Stevens, Mark, A.; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Lewicki, David, G.
NASA/TM-2009-215456; ARL-TR-4758, March, 2009

"Resilient Flexible Pressure-Activated Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick J. Dunlap, Jr.
US Patent No. 7,497,443 Issued: March 3, 2009
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2008 Reports
"Seal Technology Development for Advanced Component for Airbreathing Engines"
Snyder, Philip, H.
NASA/CR-2008-215479, December, 2008

"Preliminary Test Results of a Non-Contacting Finger Seal on a Herringbone-Grooved Rotor"

Proctor, Margaret, P.; Delgado, Irebert, R.
NASA/TM-2008-215475, November, 2008

"Performance of Subscale Docking Seals Under Simulated Temperature Conditions"

Smith, Ian, M.; Daniels, Christopher, C.; Dunlap, Patrick, H.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215428, October, 2008

"Adhesion of Silicone Elastomer Seals for NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle"

de Groh, Henry, C., III; Miller, Sharon, K., R.; Smith, Ian, M.; Daniels, Christoper, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215433, October, 2008

"2007 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"
Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Hendricks, Robert, C.; Delgado, Irebert
NASA/CP-2008-215263-VOL1, October, 2008

"Concepts for Variable/Multi-Speed Rotorcraft Drive System"

Stevens, Mark, A.; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Lewicki, David, G.
NASA/TM-2008-215276; ARL-TR-4564; AHS 080273, September, 2008

"Adsorption of Water on Simulated Moon Dust Samples"
Goering, John, P.; Sah, Shweta; Burghaus, Uwe; Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.
NASA/TM-2008-215279, September, 2008

"Signal Detection Theory Applied to Helicopter Transmission Diagnostic Thresholds"

Dempsey, Paula, J.; Keller, Jonathan, A.; Wade, Daniel, R.
NASA/TM-2008-215262; AMRDEC PAO Control Number FN 3597, July, 2008

"Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior Evaluation of Grainex Mar-M 247 for NASA’s High Temperature, High Speed Turbine Seal Test Rig"

Delgado, Irebert, R.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Rimnac, Clare, M.; Lewandowski, John, J.
NASA/TM-2008-215287, August, 2008

"Liquid Space Lubricants Examined by Vibrational Micro-Spectroscopy"

Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.
NASA/TM-2008-215184, July, 2008

"Compliant Foil Journal Bearing Performance at Alternate Pressures and Temperatures"
Bruckner, Robert, J.; Puleo, Bernadette, J.
NASA/TM-2008-215219, May 2008

"Gas Foil Bearing Misalignment and Unbalance Effects"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2008-215176, May 2008

"Misalignment in Gas Foil Journal Bearings: An Experimental Study"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2008-215223, May 2008

“A Foil Thrust Bearing Test Rig for Evaluation of High Temperature Performance and Durability,”
Dykas, Brian D.; Tellier, Daniel W.
ARL-MR-0692, April, 2008

"A Review of Engine Seal Performance and Requirements for Current and Future Army Engine Platforms"
Delgado, Irebert, R.; Proctor, Margaret, P.
NASA/TM-2008-215161; ARL-TR-4201; AIAA-2007-5734, March, 2008

"Preliminary Analysis for an Optimized Oil-Free Rotorcraft Engine Concept"
Howard, Samuel, A.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.
NASA/TM-2008-215064; ARL-TR-4398, March 2008

"Characteristics of Elastomer Seals Exposed to Space Environments"
Daniels, Christopher, C.; de Groh, Henry, C., III; Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Finkbeiner, Joshua, R.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Bastrzyk, Marta, B.; Oswald, Jay, J.; Banks, Bruce, A.; Dever, Joyce, A.; Miller, Sharon, K.; Waters, Deborah, L.
NASA/TM-2008-215005; AIAA-2007-5741, January, 2008

"Probabilistic Analysis of Space Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Ball Bearings"
Oswald, Fred, B.; Jett, Timothy, R.; Predmore, Roamer, E.; Zaretsky, Erwin, V.
NASA/TM-2008-215057, January, 2008

"Permanent Magnetic Bearing for Spacecraft Applications"
Morales, Wilfredo; Fusaro, Robert; Kascak, Albert
NASA/TM-2003-211996-REV1, January, 2008

"Relation Between Hertz-Life Exponent, Ball-Race Conformity, and Ball Bearing Life"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Poplawski, Joseph, V.; Root, Lawrence, E.
NASA/TM-2008-214265, January, 2008

"Permanent Magnetic Bearing for Spacecraft Applications"
Morales, Wilfredo; Fusaro, Robert; Kascak, Albert
NASA/TM-2003-211996-REV1, January, 2008

"Experimental Investigation of Elastomer Docking Seal Compression Set, Adhesion, and Leakage"
Daniels, Christopher, C.; Oswald, Jay, J.; Bastrzyk, Marta, B.; Smith, Ian; Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215023; AIAA-2007-6197, January, 2008

"Design, Fabrication, and Performance of Foil Gas Thrust Bearings for Microturbomachinery Applications"
Dykas, Brian; Bruckner, Robert; DellaCorte, Christopher; Edmonds, Brian; Prahl, Joseph
NASA/TM-2008-215062; GT2008-50377, January 2008

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2007 Reports
"Wear of Spur Gears Having a Dithering Motion and Lubricated With a Perfluorinated Polyether Grease"
Krantz, Timothy; Oswald, Fred; Handschuh, Robert
NASA/TM-2007-215008; ARL-TR-4124, December, 2007

"Pitting and Bending Fatigue Evaluations of a New Case-Carburized Gear Steel"

Krantz, Timothy; Tufts, Brian
NASA/TM-2007-215009; ARL-TR-4123, December, 2007

"Further Characterization of an Active Clearance Control Concept"

Taylor, Shawn, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Oswald, Jay, J.
NASA/TM-2007-215039; AIAA-2007-5739, December, 2007

"Feasibility Study of Vapor-Mist Phase Reaction Lubrication Using a Thioether Liquid"

Morales, Wilfredo; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Krantz, Timothy, L.
NASA/TM-2007-215035, December, 2007

"Evaluation of a Low-Noise Formate Spiral-Bevel Gear Set"

Lewicki, David, G.; Woods, Ron, L.; Litvin, Faydor, L.; Fuentes, Alfonso
NASA/TM-2007-215032; ARL-TR-4125, December, 2007

"Determination of Turboprop Reduction Gearbox System Fatigue Life and Reliability"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Lewicki, David, G.; Savage, Michael; Vlcek, Brian, L.
NASA/TM-2007-215019, November, 2007

"Full-Scale System for Quantifying Leakage of Docking System Seals for Space Applications"

Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Daniels, Christopher, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Erker, Arthur, H.; Robbie, Malcolm, G.; Wasowski, Janice, L.; Drlik, Gary, J.; Tong, Michael, T.; Penney, Nicholas
NASA/TM-2007-215024; AIAA-2007-5742, October, 2007

"An Evaluation of High Temperature Airframe Seals for Advanced Hypersonic Vehicles"

DeMange, Jeffrey, J.; Dunlap, Patrick, H.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Drlik, Gary, J.
NASA/TM-2007-215043; AIAA-2007-5743, October, 2007

"2006 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Editor(s): Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Hendricks, Robert, C.; Delgado, Irebert
NASA/CP-2007-214995-VOL1, October, 2007

"Reexamination of Ball-Race Conformity Effects on Ball Bearing Life"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Poplawski, Joseph, V.; Root, Lawrence, E.
NASA/TM-2007-213635, September, 2007

"RDS-21 Face-Gear Surface Durability Tests"

Lewicki, David, G.; Heath, Gregory, F.; Filler, Robert, R.; Slaughter, Stephen, C.; Fetty, Jason
NASA/TM-2007-214970; ARL-TR-4089, September, 2007

"Tribological Performance of PM300 Solid Lubricant Bushings for High Temperature Applications"

Striebing, Donald, R.; Stanford, Malcolm, K.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Yanke, Anne, M.
NASA/TM-2007-214819; ARL-TR-4222, August 2007

"Vibration Transmission Through Bearings With Application to Gearboxes"

Fleming, David, P.
NASA/TM-2007-214954; ISCORMA-4-510, July, 2007

"Stability Analysis of a High-Speed Seal Test Rotor With Marginal and Extended Squeeze-Film Dampers--Theoretical and Experimental Results"

Proctor, Margaret, P.; Gunter, Edgar, J.
NASA/TM-2007-214849, July, 2007

"Investigation of Low-Cycle Bending Fatigue of AISI 9310 Steel Spur Gears"

Handschuh, Robert, F.; Krantz, Timothy, L.; Lerch, Bradley, A.; Burke, Christopher, S.
NASA/TM-2007-214914; ARL-TR-4100, July, 2007

"Investigation of Current Methods to Identify Helicopter Gear Health"

Dempsey, Paula, J.; Lewicki, David, G.; Le, Dy, D.
NASA/TM-2007-214664, July, 2007

"Operational Condition and Superfinishing Effect on High-Speed Helical Gearing System Performance"

Handschuh, R.; Kilmain, C.; Ehinger, R.
NASA/TM-2007-214696; ARL-TR-4099, June, 2007

"Oil-Free Rotor Support Technologies for an Optimized Helicopter Propulsion System"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Bruckner, Robert, J.
NASA/TM-2007-214845, June 2007

"Design, Fabrication and Performance of Open Source Generation I and II Compliant Hydrodynamic Gas Foil Bearings"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; Howard, S., Adam
NASA/TM-2007-214691; ARL-TR-4102, April 2007

"Model Specification for Rework of Aircraft Engine, Power Transmission, and Accessory/Auxiliary Ball and Roller Bearings"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Branzai, Emanuel, V.
NASA/TP-2007-214463, March, 2007

"Design of Oil-Lubricated Machine for Life and Reliability"

Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2007-214362, January, 2007

"Gas Foil Bearing Technology Advancements for Closed Brayton Cycle Turbines"
Howard, Samuel, A.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.
NASA/TM-2007-214470, January 2007

"A New High-Speed Oil-Free Turbine Engine Rotordynamic Simulator Test Rig"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2007-214489, January 2007

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2006 Reports
"Operational Influence on Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"
Robert F. Handschuh and Charles J. Kilmain
NASA TM-2006-214344, ARL-TR-3969, November 2006

"High Temperature Evaluation of an Active Clearance Control System Concept"

Shawn C. Taylor, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jay J. Oswald
NASA TM-2006-214464, AIAA-2006-4750, November 2006

"Apollo Seals: A Basis for the Crew Exploration Vehicle Seals"

Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Christopher C. Daniels
NASA TM-2006-214372, AIAA-2006-5259, November 2006

"Performance Evaluations of Ceramic Wafer Seals"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Jeffrey J. DeMange, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214416, AIAA-2006-4934, November 2006

"Further Investigations of High Temperature Knitted Spring Tubes for Advanced Control Surface Seal Applications"
Shawn C. Taylor, Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214348, AIAA-2005-4154, November 2006

"Improved Seals for High Temperature Airframe Applications"

Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214465, AIAA-2006-4935, October 2006

"Transient Response of Rotor on Rolling-Element Bearings with Clearance"

David P. Fleming, Brian T. Murphy, Jerzy T. Sawicki, and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2006-214408, October 2006

"2005 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2006-214383-VOL1, October 2006

"Thermal Management Techniques for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Systems"

Radil, Kevin; DellaCorte, Chris; Zeszotek, Michelle
NASA/TM-2006-214358;ARL-TR-3799, October 2006

"A Preliminary Foil Gas Bearing Performance Map"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; Howard, S., Adam
NASA/TM-2006-214343; ARL-TR-3902, October 2006

"Continued Investigation of Leakage and Power Loss Test Results for Competing Turbine Engine Seals"

Irebert R. Delgado and Margaret P. Proctor
NASA TM-2006-214420, ARL-MR-0643, AIAA-2006-4754, September 2006

"Sealing in Turbomachinery"

Raymond E. Chupp, Robert C. Hendricks, Scott B. Lattime, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214341, August 2006

"A Resonant Synchronous Vibration Based Approach for Rotor Imbalance Detection"

Huageng Luo, Hector Rodriguez, Darren Hallman, and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-2006-214335, AIAA-2006-1966, ARL-TR-3908, August 2006

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL1, August 2006

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997 -- HSR Engine Special Session"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL2, May 2006

"Tapered Roller Bearing Damage Detection Using Decision Fusion Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, Gary Kreider, and Thomas Fichter
NASA TM-2006-214380, July 2006

"Gas Seal Pad With Herringbone-Grooved Rotor-Stiffness and Load Capacity"

David P. Flemming
NASA TM-2006-214333, May 2006

"Phosphate Reactions as Mechanisms of High-Temperature Lubrication"

Anitha Nagarajan, Carolina Garrido, Jorge E. Gatica, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2006-214060, May 2006

"Investigation of Tapered Roller Bearing Damage Detection Using Oil Debris Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, Gary Kreider, and Thomas Fichter
NASA TM-2006-214082, February 2006

"Rotorcraft Health Management Issues and Challenges"

James J. Zakrajsek, Paula J. Dempsey, Edward M. Huff, Michael Augustin, Robab Safa-Bakhsh, Alan Duke, Piet Ephraim, Paul Grabil, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2006-214022, February 2006

"Gas Foil Bearings for Space Propulsion Nuclear Electric Power Generation"

Howard, Samuel, A.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2006-214115, February 2006

"Effect of Prolonged Exposure to High Temperature Air on PhysicalCharacteristics of a Powder Metallurgy Composite Solid Lubricant"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; Ward, La'Nita, D.; Dellacorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2006-213603, February 2006

"Current Research Activities in Drive System Technology in Support of the NASA Rotorcraft Program"

Robert F. Handschuh and James J. Zakrajsek
NASA TM-2006-214052, ARL-TR-37, January 2006

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2005 Reports
"Shuttle Rudder/Speed Brake Power Drive Unit (PDU) Gear Scuffing Tests With Flight Gears"
Margaret P. Proctor, Fred B. Oswald, and Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-2005-214092, December 2005

"Design of Gear Drives With High Gear Ratio"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Daniele Vecchiato, and Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez
NASA CR-2005-214002, ARL-CR-0569, December 2005

"Evaluation of an Active Clearance Control System Concept"

Bruce M. Steinetz, Scott B. Lattime, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan A. DeCastro, Jay Oswald, and Kevin J. Melcher
NASA TM-2005-213856, AIAA-2005-3989, November 2005

"Design Study of Wafer Seals for Future Hypersonic Vehicles"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2005-213858, AIAA-2005-4153, October 2005

"2004 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2005-213655-VOL1, October 2005

"Grainex Mar-M 247 Turbine Disk Life Study for NASA's High Temperature High Speed Turbine Seal Test Facility"
Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-2005-213873, ARL-TR-3528, October 2005

"An Experimental Investigation of the Influence of the Lubricant Viscosity and Additives on Gear Wear"

Timothy L. Krantz and Ahmet Kahraman
NASA TM-2005-213956, ARL-TR-3126, October 2005

"The Influence of Roughness on Gear Surface Fatigue"

Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-2005-213958, ARL-TR-3134, October 2005

"A Study of Spur Gears Lubricated With Grease-Observations From Seven Experiments"

Timothy L. Krantz and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-2005-213957, ARL-TR-3159, September 2005

"Investigations of Shuttle Main Landing Gear Door Environmental Seals"

Joshua Finkbeiner, Pat Dunlap, Bruce Steinetz, Jeff DeMange, and Daniel Newswander
NASA TM-2005-213860, AIAA-2005-4155, September 2005

"Nonlinear Whirl Response of a High-Speed Seal Test Rotor With Marginal and Extended Squeeze-Film Dampers"
Margaret P. Proctor and Edgar J. Gunter
NASA TM-2005-213808, August 2005

"Hybrid Bearing Prognostic Test Rig"

Paula J. Dempsey, Joseph M. Certo, Robert F. Handschuh, and Florin Dimofte
NASA TM-2005-213597, ARL-TR-3454, August 2005

"Experimental Study of the Influence of Speed and Load on Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"
R. Handschuh and C. Kilmain
NASA TM-2005-213632, ARL-TR-3488, July 2005

"Unbalance Response Prediction for Accelerating Rotors With Load-Dependent Nonlinear Bearing Stiffness"
David P. Fleming, Jerzy T. Sawicki, and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2005-213801, June 2005

"Water Atomization of Barium Fluoride-Calcium Fluoride for Enhanced Flow Characteristics of PS304 Feedstock Powder Blend"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2003-212-REV1, June 2005

"Analytic Modeling of the Hydrodynamic, Thermal, and Structural Behavior of Foil Thrust Bearings"
Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Prahl, Joseph, M.
NASA/TM-2005-213811, June 2005

"Effect of Rolling Bearing Refurbishment and Restoration on Bearing Life and Reliability"

Erwin V. Zaretsky and Emanuel V. Branzai
NASA TM-2005-212966, May 2005

"Effect of Silicon Nitride Balls and Rollers on Rolling Bearing Life"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Brian L. Vlcek, and Robert C. Hendricks
NASA TM-2005-213061, TRIB2004-64246, April 2005

"Turbomachine Interface Sealing"

Robert C. Hendricks, Raymond E. Chupp, Scott B. Lattime, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2005-213633, April 2005

"Exploration Rover Concepts and Development Challenges"

James J. Zakrajsek, David B. McKissock, Jeffrey M. Woytach, June F. Zakrajsek, Fred B. Oswald, Kelly J. McEntire, Gerald M. Hill, Phillip Abel, Dennis J. Eichenberg, and Thomas W. Goodnight
NASA TM-2005-213555, AIAA-2005-2525, March 2005

"An Oil-Free Thrust Foil Bearing Facility Design, Calibration, and Operation"
Bauman, Steve
NASA/TM-2005-213568, March 2005

"Face Gear Drive With Helical Involute Pinion: Geometry, Generation by a Shaper and a Worm, Avoidance of Singularities and Stress Analysis"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez, Alessandro Piscopo, and Paolo Ruzziconi
NASA CR-2005-213443, ARL-CR-557, February 2005

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2004 Reports
"Transmission Bearing Damage Detection Using Decision Fusion Analysis"
Paula J. Dempsey, David G. Lewicki, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2004-213382, ARL-TR-3328, November 2004

"Noncontacting Finger Seal"
Proctor, M. P. and Steinetz, B. M.
US Patent No. 6,811,154 Link to non-NASA website Issued: Nov. 2, 2004

"On the Development of a Unique Arc Jet Test Apparatus for Control Surface Seal Evaluations"
Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, Malcolm Robbie, Gus Baker, and Arthur Erker
NASA TM-2004-213204, AIAA-2004-3891, October 2004

"2003 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2004-212963-VOL1, September 2004

"Evaluation of High Temperature Knitted Spring Tubes for Structural Seal Applications"

Shawn C. Taylor, Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-213183, AIAA-2004-3890, September 2004

"Modeling and Evaluation of Canted Coil Springs as High Temperature Seal Preloading Devices"

Jay J. Oswald, Robert L. Mullen, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-213189, AIAA-2004-3889, September 2004

"Further Investigations of Hypersonic Engine Seals"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2004-213188, AIAA-2004-3887, August 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 1-Review of Sealing Performance, Customer, Engine Designer, and Research Issues"

R.C. Hendricks, B.M. Steinetz, and M.J. Braun
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART1, July 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 2-Review of Rotordynamics Issues in Inherently Unsteady Flow Systems With Small Clearances"

R.C. Hendricks, L.T. Tam, and A. Muszynska
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART2, July 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 3-Review of Power-Stream Support, Unsteady Flow Systems, Seal and Disk Cavity Flows, Engine Externals, and Life and Reliability Issues"

R.C. Hendricks, B.M. Steinetz, E.V. Zaretsky, M.M. Athavale, and A.J. Przekwas
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART3, July 2004

"New Design and Improvement of Planetary Gear Trains"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Daniele Vecchiato, and Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez
NASA CR-2004-213101, ARL-CR-0540, July 2004

"Current Status of Hybrid Bearing Damage Detection"
Paula J. Dempsey, Joseph M. Certo, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2004-212882, ARL-TR-3119, June 2004

"Thermal Effects on a Low Cr Modification of PS304 Solid Lubricant Coating"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; Yanke, Anne, M.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2004-213111, June 2004

"Investigation of Gear and Bearing Fatigue Damage Using Debris Particle Distributions"

Paula J. Dempsey, David G. Lewicki, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2004-212883, ARL-TR-3133, May 2004

"Planetary Transmission Diagnostics"

Paul D. Samuel, Joseph K. Conroy, and Darryll J. Pines
NASA CR-2004-213068, May 2004

"An Experimental Investigation Into the Temperature Profile of a Compliant Foil Air Bearing"

NASA TM-213100, May 2004

"Leakage and Power Loss Test Results for Competing Turbine Engine Seals"

Margaret P. Proctor and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-2004-213049, GT2004-53935, April 2004

"Future Issues and Approaches to Health Monitoring and Failure Prevention for Oil-Free Gas Turbines"
DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2004-213058, April 2004

"Strain-Life Assessment of Grainex Mar-M 247 for NASA's Turbine Seal Test Facility"

Irebert R. Delgado, Gary R. Halford, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Clare M. Rimnac
NASA TM-2004-212985, ARL-TR-3178, GT2004-53939, April 2004

"Friction and Wear Characteristics of Cu-4Al Foil Bearing Coating at 25 and 650 °C"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Stanford, Malcolm, K.
NASA/TM-2004-212972, March 2004

"High Temperature Seal for Large Structural Movements"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick J. Dunlap, Jr.
US Patent No. 6,702,300 Link to non-NASA website B1 Issued: March 9, 2004

"Nonlinear Oscillations and Flow of Gas Within Closed and Open Conical Resonators"

Christopher Daniels, Joshua Finkbeiner, Bruce Steinetz, Xiaofan Li, and Ganesh Raman
NASA/TM-2004-212902, AIAA-2004-0677, February 2004

"Approximate Solution for Choked Flow in Gas Seal Pads"

David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2004-212956, ISROMAC10-2004-110, February 2004

"Advanced Control Surface Seal Development for Future Space Vehicles"

J.J. DeMange, P.H. Dunlap, Jr., and B.M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-212898, January 2004

"Conversion Coatings for Aluminum Alloys by Chemical Vapor Deposition Mechanisms"

John T. Reye, Lisa S. McFadden, Jorge E. Gatica, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2004-212905

"High Temperature Propulsion System Structural Seals for Future Space Launch Vehicles"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2004-212907, January 2004

"Mechanical Components Branch Test Facilities and Capabilities"

Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2004-212722, January 2004

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Aero Drive Systems
"Intermetallic Nickel-Titanium Alloys for Oil-Lubricated Bearing Applications"
DellaCorte, C.; Pepper, S.,V.; Noebe, R.; Hull, D.,R.; Glennon, G.
NASA/TM-2009-215646, March, 2009

"Variable/Multispeed Rotorcraft Drive System Concepts"
Stevens, Mark, A.; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Lewicki, David, G.
NASA/TM-2009-215456; ARL-TR-4758, March 2009

"Concepts for Variable/Multi-Speed Rotorcraft Drive System"

Stevens, Mark, A.; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Lewicki, David, G.
NASA/TM-2008-215276; ARL-TR-4564; AHS 080273, September, 2008

"Probabilistic Analysis of Space Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Ball Bearings"
Oswald, Fred, B.; Jett, Timothy, R.; Predmore, Roamer, E.; Zaretsky, Erwin, V.
NASA/TM-2008-215057, January 2008

"Relation Between Hertz-Life Exponent, Ball-Race Conformity, and Ball Bearing Life"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Poplawski, Joseph, V.; Root, Lawrence, E.
NASA/TM-2008-214265, January 2008

"Wear of Spur Gears Having a Dithering Motion and Lubricated With a Perfluorinated Polyether Grease"

Krantz, Timothy; Oswald, Fred; Handschuh, Robert
NASA/TM-2007-215008; ARL-TR-4124, December, 2007

"Pitting and Bending Fatigue Evaluations of a New Case-Carburized Gear Steel"

Krantz, Timothy; Tufts, Brian
NASA/TM-2007-215009; ARL-TR-4123, December, 2007

"Feasibility Study of Vapor-Mist Phase Reaction Lubrication Using a Thioether Liquid"

Morales, Wilfredo; Handschuh, Robert, F.; Krantz, Timothy, L.
NASA/TM-2007-215035, December, 2007

"Evaluation of a Low-Noise Formate Spiral-Bevel Gear Set"

Lewicki, David, G.; Woods, Ron, L.; Litvin, Faydor, L.; Fuentes, Alfonso
NASA/TM-2007-215032; ARL-TR-4125, December, 2007

"Determination of Turboprop Reduction Gearbox System Fatigue Life and Reliability"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Lewicki, David, G.; Savage, Michael; Vlcek, Brian, L.
NASA/TM-2007-215019, November, 2007

"Reexamination of Ball-Race Conformity Effects on Ball Bearing Life"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Poplawski, Joseph, V.; Root, Lawrence, E.
NASA/TM-2007-213635, September 2007

"RDS-21 Face-Gear Surface Durability Tests"

Lewicki, David, G.; Heath, Gregory, F.; Filler, Robert, R.; Slaughter, Stephen, C.; Fetty, Jason
NASA/TM-2007-214970; ARL-TR-4089, September 2007

"Vibration Transmission Through Bearings With Application to Gearboxes"

Fleming, David, P.
NASA/TM-2007-214954; ISCORMA-4-510, July 2007

"Investigation of Low-Cycle Bending Fatigue of AISI 9310 Steel Spur Gears"

Handschuh, Robert, F.; Krantz, Timothy, L.; Lerch, Bradley, A.; Burke, Christopher, S.
NASA/TM-2007-214914; ARL-TR-4100, July 2007

"Investigation of Current Methods to Identify Helicopter Gear Health"

Dempsey, Paula, J.; Lewicki, David, G.; Le, Dy, D.
NASA/TM-2007-214664, July 2007

"Operational Condition and Superfinishing Effect on High-Speed Helical Gearing System Performance"

Handschuh, R.; Kilmain, C.; Ehinger, R.
NASA/TM-2007-214696; ARL-TR-4099, June, 2007

"Model Specification for Rework of Aircraft Engine, Power Transmission, and Accessory/Auxiliary Ball and Roller Bearings"

Zaretsky, Erwin, V.; Branzai, Emanuel, V.
NASA/TP-2007-214463, March 2007

"Design of Oil-Lubricated Machine for Life and Reliability"

Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2007-214362, January 2007

"Operational Influence on Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"

Robert F. Handschuh and Charles J. Kilmain
NASA TM-2006-214344, ARL-TR-3969, November 2006

"Transient Response of Rotor on Rolling-Element Bearings with Clearance"

David P. Fleming, Brian T. Murphy, Jerzy T. Sawicki, and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2006-214408, October 2006

"A Resonant Synchronous Vibration Based Approach for Rotor Imbalance Detection"

Huageng Luo, Hector Rodriguez, Darren Hallman, and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-2006-214335, AIAA-2006-1966, ARL-TR-3908, August 2006

"Tapered Roller Bearing Damage Detection Using Decision Fusion Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, Gary Kreider, and Thomas Fichter
NASA TM-2006-214380, July 2006

"Phosphate Reactions as Mechanisms of High-Temperature Lubrication"

Anitha Nagarajan, Carolina Garrido, Jorge E. Gatica, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2006-214060, May 2006

"Investigation of Tapered Roller Bearing Damage Detection Using Oil Debris Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, Gary Kreider, and Thomas Fichter
NASA TM-2006-214082, February 2006

"Rotorcraft Health Management Issues and Challenges"

James J. Zakrajsek, Paula J. Dempsey, Edward M. Huff, Michael Augustin, Robab Safa-Bakhsh, Alan Duke, Piet Ephraim, Paul Grabil, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2006-214022, February 2006

"Current Research Activities in Drive System Technology in Support of the NASA Rotorcraft Program"

Robert F. Handschuh and James J. Zakrajsek
NASA TM-2006-214052, ARL-TR-37, January 2006

"Design of Gear Drives With High Gear Ratio"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Daniele Vecchiato, and Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez
NASA CR-2005-214002, ARL-CR-0569, December 2005

"An Experimental Investigation of the Influence of the Lubricant Viscosity and Additives on Gear Wear"

Timothy L. Krantz and Ahmet Kahraman
NASA TM-2005-213956, ARL-TR-3126, October 2005

"The Influence of Roughness on Gear Surface Fatigue"

Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-2005-213958, ARL-TR-3134, October 2005

"A Study of Spur Gears Lubricated With Grease-Observations From Seven Experiments"

Timothy L. Krantz and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-2005-213957, ARL-TR-3159, September 2005

"Hybrid Bearing Prognostic Test Rig"

Paula J. Dempsey, Joseph M. Certo, Robert F. Handschuh, and Florin Dimofte
NASA TM-2005-213597, ARL-TR-3454, August 2005

"Experimental Study of the Influence of Speed and Load on Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"
R. Handschuh and C. Kilmain
NASA TM-2005-213632, ARL-TR-3488, July 2005

"Unbalance Response Prediction for Accelerating Rotors With Load-Dependent Nonlinear Bearing Stiffness"

David P. Fleming, Jerzy T. Sawicki, and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2005-213801, June 2005

"Effect of Rolling Bearing Refurbishment and Restoration on Bearing Life and Reliability"

Erwin V. Zaretsky and Emanuel V. Branzai
NASA TM-2005-212966, May 2005

"Effect of Silicon Nitride Balls and Rollers on Rolling Bearing Life"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Brian L. Vlcek, and Robert C. Hendricks
NASA TM-2005-213061, TRIB2004-64246, April 2005

"Face Gear Drive With Helical Involute Pinion: Geometry, Generation by a Shaper and a Worm, Avoidance of Singularities and Stress Analysis"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez, Alessandro Piscopo, and Paolo Ruzziconi
NASA CR-2005-213443, ARL-CR-557, February 2005

"Transmission Bearing Damage Detection Using Decision Fusion Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, David G. Lewicki, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2004-213382, ARL-TR-3328, November 2004

"New Design and Improvement of Planetary Gear Trains"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Daniele Vecchiato, and Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez
NASA CR-2004-213101, ARL-CR-0540, July 2004

"Current Status of Hybrid Bearing Damage Detection"

Paula J. Dempsey, Joseph M. Certo, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2004-212882, ARL-TR-3119, June 2004

"Investigation of Gear and Bearing Fatigue Damage Using Debris Particle Distributions"

Paula J. Dempsey, David G. Lewicki, and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2004-212883, ARL-TR-3133, May 2004

"Planetary Transmission Diagnostics"

Paul D. Samuel, Joseph K. Conroy, and Darryll J. Pines
NASA CR-2004-213068, May 2004

"Conversion Coatings for Aluminum Alloys by Chemical Vapor Deposition Mechanisms"

John T. Reye, Lisa S. McFadden, Jorge E. Gatica, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2004-212905, 2004

"Mechanical Components Branch Test Facilities and Capabilities"

Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2004-212722, January 2004

"Monte Carlo Simulation of Sudden Death Bearing Testing"

Brian L. Vlcek, Robert C. Hendricks, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2003-212506, STLE-2003-121, December 2003

"Preliminary Comparison of Experimental and Analytical Efficiency Results of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"
Robert F. Handschuh and Charles J. Kilmain
NASA TM-2003-212371, ARL-TR-3019, DETC2003/PTG-48116, September 2003

"Effect of Individual Component Life Distribution on Engine Life Prediction"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Robert C. Hendricks, and Sherry M. Soditus
NASA TM-2003-212532, August 2003

"Determination of Rolling-Element Fatigue Life From Computer Generated Bearing Tests"

Brian L. Vlcek, Robert C. Hendricks, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2003-212186, August 2003

"Threshold Assessment of Gear Diagnostic Tools on Flight and Test Rig Data"

Paula J. Dempsey, Marianne Mosher, and Edward M. Huff
NASA TM-2003-212220-REV1, August 2003

"Increased Surface Fatigue Lives of Spur Gears by Application of a Coating"

Timothy L. Krantz, Clark V. Cooper, Dennis P. Townsend, and Bruce D. Hansen
NASA TM-2003-212463, ARL-TR-2971, DETC2003-48114, August 2003

"Unbalance Response Prediction for Rotors on Ball Bearings Using Speed and Load Dependent Nonlinear Bearing Stiffness"
David P. Fleming and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2003-212527, August 2003

"Evaluation of Low-Noise, Improved-Bearing-Contact Spiral Bevel Gears"

David G. Lewicki and Ron L. Wood
NASA TM-2003-212353, ARL-TR-2970, June 2003

"Spiral Bevel Pinion Crack Detection in a Helicopter Gearbox"

Harry J. Decker and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-2003-212327, ARL-TR-2958, June 2003

"Modified Involute Helical Gears: Computerized Design, Simulation of Meshing, and Stress Analysis"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Ignacio Gonzalez-Perez, Luca Carnevali, and Kazumasa Kawasaki
NASA CR-2003-212229, ARL-CR-514, June 2003

"Computerized Design, Generation, Simulation of Meshing and Contact, and Stress Analysis of Formate Cut Spiral Bevel Gear Drives"
Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Baxter R. Mullins, and Ron Woods
NASA CR-2003-212336, ARL-CR-525, June 2003

"Efficiency of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"

Robert F. Handschuh and Charles J. Kilmain
NASA TM-2003-212222, ARL-TR-2968, April 2003

"Effects on Diagnostic Parameters After Removing Additional Synchronous Gear Meshes"

Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2003-212312, ARL-TR-2933, April 2003 

"Integrating Oil Debris and Vibration Measurements for Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring"

Paula J. Dempsey
NASA/TM 2003-211307, Mar 2003

"Computation of Pressurized Gas Bearings Using CE/SE Method"

Sorin Cioc, Florin Dimofte, Theo G. Keith, Jr., and David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2003-212110, February 2003

"New Geometry of Worm Face Gear Drives With Conical and Cylindrical Worms: Generation, Simulation of Meshing, and Stress Analysis"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alessandro Nava, Qi Fan, and Alfonso Fuentes
NASA CR-2002-211895, ARL-CR-0511, November 2002

"Transient Vibration Prediction for Rotors on Ball Bearings Using Load-Dependent Non-Linear Bearing Stiffness"

David P. Fleming and J.V. Poplawski
NASA TM-2002-211829, August 2002

"Spiral Bevel Gear Damage Detection Using Decision Fusion Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey, Robert F. Handschuh, and Abdollah A. Afjeh
NASA TM-2002-211814, ARL-TR-2744, August 2002

"Predictive Failure of Cylindrical Coatings Using Weibull Analysis"

Brian L. Vlcek, Robert C. Hendricks, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2002-211381, July 2002

"Weibull-Based Design Methodology for Rotating Aircraft Engine Structures"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Robert C. Hendricks, and Sherry Soditus
NASA TM-2002-211348, June 2002

"Integrating Oil Debris and Vibration Gear Damage Detection Technologies Using Fuzzy Logic"

Paula J. Dempsey and Abdollah A. Afjeh
NASA TM-2002-211126, July 2002

"Development of Face Gear Technology for Industrial and Aerospace Power Transmission"

Gregory F. Heath, Robert R. Filler, and Jie Tan
NASA CR-2002-211320, ARL-CR-0485, May 2002

"Crack Detection for Aerospace Quality Spur Gears"

Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2002-211492, ARL-TR-2682, April 2002

"Gear Crack Detection Using Tooth Analysis"

Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-2002-211491, ARL-TR-2681, April 2002

"Preliminary Investigation of the Thermal Behavior of High-Speed Helical Gear Trains"

Robert F. Handschuh and Charles J. Kilmain
NASA TM-2002-211336, ARL-TR-2661, March 2002

"Face Gear Drive With Spur Involute Pinion: Geometry, Generation by a Worm, Stress Analysis"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Claudio Zanzi, and Matteo Pontiggia
NASA CR-2002-211362, ARL-CR-491, February 2002

"Wave Journal Bearings Under Dynamic Loads"

Florin Dimofte and Robert C. Hendricks
NASA TM-2002-211079, February 2002

"Design and Stress Analysis of Low-Noise Adjusted Bearing Contact Spiral Bevel Gears"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, Baxter R. Mullins, and Ron Woods
NASA CR-2002-211344, ARL-CR-486, January 2002

"Procedure for Tooth Contact Analysis of a Face Gear Meshing With a Spur Gear Using Finite Element Analysis"

George Bibel
NASA CR-2002-211277, January 2002

"Effect of Bearing Dynamic Stiffness on Gear Vibration"

David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2002-211356, January 2002

"Software for Statistical Analysis of Weibull Distributions With Application Timothy L. Krantz
to Gear Fatigue Data: User Manual With Verification"

NASA TM-2002-211109, ARL-TR-1338, January 2002

"Experimental Comparison of Face-Milled and Face-Hobbed Spiral Bevel Gears"

Robert F. Handschuh, Michael Nanlawala, John M. Hawkins, and Danny Mahan
NASA TM-2001-210940, ARL-TR-1104, October 2001

"Gear Damage Detection Using Oil Debris Analysis"

Paula J. Dempsey
NASA TM-2001-210936, ARL-TR-1104, October 2001

"Rotordynamic Influence on Rolling Element Bearing Selection and Operation"

Gilbert K. Queitzsch, Jr., and David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2001-211131, August 2001

"Comparison Between Oil-Mist and Oil-Jet Lubrication of High-Speed, Small-Bore, Angular-Contact Ball Bearings"

Stanley I. Pinel, Hans R. Signer, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2001-210462, August 2001

"Effect of Speed (Centrifugal Load) on Gear Crack Propagation Direction"

David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-2001-211117, ARL-TR-1314, August 2001

"Gear Crack Propagation Path Studies-Guidelines for Ultra-Safe Design"

David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-2001-211073, ARL-TR-2468, July 2001

"Modeling, Modal Properties, and Mesh Stiffness Variation Instabilities of Planetary Gears"

Robert G. Parker and Jian Lin
NASA CR-2001-210939, ARL-CR-462, May 2001

"Computerized Design, Generation, and Simulation of Meshing and Contact of Face-Milled Formate Cut Spiral Bevel Gears"

Faydor L. Litvin, Qi Fan, and Alfonso Fuentes
NASA CR-2001-210894, ARL-CR-467, May 2001

"Computerized Generation and Simulation of Meshing of Modified Spur and Helical Gears Manufactured by Shaving"

Faydor L. Litvin, Qi Fan, Daniele Vecchiato, and Alberto Demenego
NASA CR-2001-210893, ARL-CR-468, May 2001

"Testing of Face-Milled Spiral Bevel Gears at High-Speed and Load"

Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-2001-210743, ARL-TR-2381, March 2001

"Minimizing Load Effects on NA4 Gear Vibration Diagnostic Parameter"

Paula J. Dempsey and James J. Zakrajsek
NASA TM-2001-210671, February 2001

"Design, Generation and Tooth Contact Analysis (TCA) of Asymmetric Face Gear Drive With Modified Geometry"

Faydor L. Litvin, Alfonso Fuentes, J. Matthew Hawkins, and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-2001-210614, ARL-TR-2373, January 2001

"Computerized Generation and Simulation of Meshing and Contact of New Type of Novikov-Wildhaber Helical Gears"

Faydor L. Litvin, Pin-Hao Feng, and Sergei A. Lagutin
NASA CR-2000-209415, ARL-CR-428, October 2000

"Influence of Tooth Spacing Error on Gears With and Without Profile Modifications"

Giri Padmasolala, Hsiang H. Lin, and Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2000-210061, PTG-14436, October 2000

"A Comparison of Vibration and Oil Debris Gear Damage Detection Methods Applied to Pitting Damage"

Paula J. Dempsey
NASA TM-2000-210371, September 2000

"Design and Operating Characteristics of High-Speed, Small-Bore Cylindrical-Roller Bearings"

Stanley I. Pinel, Hans R. Signer, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-2000-209778, August 2000

"Effect of Roller Profile on Cylindrical Roller Bearing Life Prediction"

Joseph V. Poplawski, Erwin V. Zaretsky, and Steven M. Peters
NASA TM-2000-210368, August 2000

"Consideration of Moving Tooth Load in Gear Crack Propagation Predictions"

David G. Lewicki, Lisa E. Spievak, Paul A. Wawrzynek, Anthony R. Ingraffea, and Robert F. Handschuh
TM 210227, ARL-TR-2246, DETC2000/PTG-14386, July 2000

"Simulating Fatigue Crack Growth in Spiral Bevel Gears"

Lisa E. Spievak, Paul A. Wawrzynek, and Anthony R. Ingraffea
NASA CR-2000-210062, ARL-CR-451, May 2000

"Lubrication System Failure Baseline Testing on an Aerospace Quality Gear Mesh"

Robert F. Handschuh and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2000-209954, ARL-TR-2214, May 2000

"Surface Fatigue Lives of Case-Carburized Gears With an Improved Surface Finish"

T.L. Krantz, M.P. Alanou, H.P. Evans, and R.W. Snidle
NASA TM-2000-210044, ARL-TR-2170, DETC2000/PTG-14373, April 2000

"Handbook on Face Gear Drives With a Spur Involute Pinion"

F.L. Litvin, A. Egelja, J. Tan, D.Y-D. Chen, and G. Heath
NASA CR-2000-209909, ARL-CR-447, March 2000

"Wave Fluid Film Bearing Tests for an Aviation Gearbox"

Florin Dimofte, Margaret P. Proctor, David P. Fleming, and Theo G. Keith, Jr.
NASA TM-2000-209766, January 2000

"Enhanced Computer Aided Simulation of Meshing and Contact with Application for Spiral Bevel Gear Drives"
F.L. Litvin, M. De Donno, A. Peng, A. Vorontsov, and R.F. Handschuh
NASA TM-1999-209438, ARL-TR-2111, October 1999

"Comparison of Interpolation Methods as Applied to Time Synchronous Averaging"
Harry J. Decker and James J. Zakrajsek
NASA TM-1999-209086, ARL-TR-1960, June 1999

"Evaluation of Carburized and Ground Face Gears"
David G. Lewicki, Robert F. Handschuh, Gregory F. Heath, and Vijay Sheth
NASA TM-1999-209188, ARL-TR-1998, May 1999

"A Preliminary Study on the Vapor/Mist Phase Lubrication of a Spur Gearbox"

Wilfredo Morales and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-1999-208833, February 1999

"Comparison of Experimental and Analytical Tooth Bending Stress of Aerospace Spiral Bevel Gears"
Robert F. Handschuh and George D. Bibel
NASA TM-1999-208903, ARL-TR-1891, February 1999

"Three-Dimensional Gear Crack Propagation Studies"

David G. Lewicki, Ashok D. Sane, Raymond J. Drago, and Paul A. Wawrzynek
'NASA TM-1998-208827, ARL-TR-1833, December 1998

"Using Dynamic Analysis for Compact Gear Design"

Ping-Hsun Lin, Hsiang Hsi Lin, Fred B. Oswald, and Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-1998-207419, ARL-TR-1818, ASME DETC98/PTG-5785, September 1998

Method for Fabricating a Split Path Transmission System Providing Equal Torque Splitting Between the Split Load Paths of Each Gear Train Thereof at a Predefined Operating Point
Jules G. Kish, Robert J. Durwin, and Timothy L. Krantz
Patent No. 5,813,292 Link to non-NASA website Issued: September 29, 1998

"Evaluation of Navy 9 cst Oil in Bell Helicopter M412 HP Gearboxes"

Zachary S. Henry and William R. Stapper
NASA CR-1998-208517, ARL-CR-430, August 1998  (Abstract only)

"Design and Operating Characteristics of High-Speed, Small Bore, Angular-Contact Ball Bearings"

Stanley I. Pinel, Hans R. Signer, and Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-1998-206981, August 1998

"Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a High-Speed, Over-Running Clutch for Rotorcraft"

Frank Fitz and Craig Gadd
NASA CR-1998-208513, ARL-CR-429, August 1998  (Abstract only)

"Operational Evaluation of a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS)"

J. Cronkhite, B. Dickson, W. Martin, and G. Collingwood
NASA CR-1998-207409, ARL-CR-420, DOT/FAA/AR-97/64, April 1998  (Abstract only)

"A Parametric Study of Spur Gear Dynamics"

Hsiang Hsi Lin and Chuen-Huei Liou
NASA CR-1998-206598, ARL-CR-419, January 1998  (Abstract only)

"Development of Gear Technology and Theory of Gearing"

Faydor L. Litvin
NASA RP-1406, December 1997

"New Methods for Improved Double Circular-Arc Helical Gears"

Faydor L. Litvin and Jian Lu
NASA CR-4771, ARL-CR-339, July 1997

"A. Palmgren Revisited - A Basis for Bearing Life Prediction"

Erwin V. Zaretsky
NASA TM-107440, April 1997

"Gear and Transmission Research at NASA Lewis Research Center"

Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-107428, ARL-TR-1339, April 1997  (Abstract only)

"Diagnostic Analyzer for Gearboxes (DAG): User's Guide"

Vinay B. Jammu and Kourosh Danai
NASA CR-4762, ARL-CR-333, January 1997  (Abstract only)

"Meshing of a Spiral Bevel Gearset With 3D Finite Element Analysis"

George D. Bibel and Robert Handschuh
NASA TM-107336, ARL-TR-1224, October 1996  (Abstract only)

"Measurement of Gear Tooth Dynamic Friction"

Brian Rebbechi, Fred B. Oswald, and Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-107279, ARL-TR-1165, September 1996

"A Computer Program for the Computation of Running Gear Temperatures Using Green's Function"

S. Koshigoe, J.W. Murdock, L.S. Akin, and D.P. Townsend
NASA TM-107241, ARL-TR-1117, September 1996

"Evaluation of a Vibration Diagnostic System for the Detection of Spiral Bevel Gear Pitting Failures"

Dennis P. Townsend, James J. Zakrajsek, and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-107228, ARL-TR-1106, September 1996  (Abstract only)

"Experimental Evaluation of Face Gears for Aerospace Drive System Applications"

Robert F. Handschuh, David G. Lewicki, Gregory F. Heath, and Robert B. Bossler, Jr.
NASA TM-107227, ARL-TR-1109, September 1996

"Acoustic Radiation Efficiency Models of a Simple Gearbox"

Mark F. Jacobson, Rajendra Singh, and Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-107226, ARL-TR-1111, September 1996

"Dynamic Forces in Spur Gears-Measurement, Prediction, and Code Validation"

Fred B. Oswald, Dennis P. Townsend, Brian Rebbechi, and Hsiang Hsi Lin
NASA TM-107223, ARL-TR-1088, September 1996  (Abstract only)

"Balancing Dynamic Strength of Spur Gears Operated at Extended Center Distance"

Hsiang Hsi Lin, Chuen-Huei Liou, Fred B. Oswald, and Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-107222, ARL-TR-1087, September 1996

"A Method to Analyze and Optimize the Load Sharing of Split Path Transmissions"

Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-107201, ARL-TR-1066, September 1996

"Dynamic Analysis of Spur Gear Transmissions (DANST) PC Version 3.00 User Manual"

Fred B. Oswald, Hsiang Hsi Lin, and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-107291, ARL-TR-1189, August 1996

"Effect of Rim Thickness on Gear Crack Propagation Path"

David G. Lewicki and Roberto Ballarini
NASA TM-107229, ARL-TR-1110, August 1996

"Effects of Planetary Gear Ratio on Mean Service Life"

M. Savage, K.L Rubadeux, and H.H. Coe
NASA TM-107275, ARL-TR-1150, July 1996  (Abstract only)

"Experimental Study of Split Path Transmission Load Sharing"

Timothy L. Krantz and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-107202, ARL-TR-1067, June 1996

"Model-Based Sensor Location Selection for Helicopter Gearbox Monitoring"

Vinay B. Jammu, Keming Wang, Kourosh Danai, and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-107219, ARL-TR-1099, May 1996  (Abstract only)

"Crack Propagation Studies to Determine Benign or Catastrophic Failure Modes for Aerospace Thin-Rim Gears"
David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-107170, ARL-TR-971, May 1996  (Abstract only)

"Feasibility Study of a Rotorcraft Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS): Usage and Structural Life Monitoring Evaluation"

B. Dickson, J. Cronkhite, S. Bielefeld, L. Killian, and R. Hayden
NASA CR-198447, ARL-CR-290, DOT/FAA/AR-95/9, February 1996  (Abstract only)

"Feasibility Study of a Rotorcraft Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS): Results of Operator's Evaluation"
Raylund Romero, Harold Summers, and James Cronkhite
NASA CR-198446, ARL-CR-289, DOT/FAA/AR-95/50, February 1996  (Abstract only)

"Detecting Gear Tooth Fatigue Cracks in Advance of Complete Fracture"

James J. Zakrajsek and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-107145, ARL-TR-970, January 1996

"Gear Crack Propagation Investigations"

David G. Lewicki and Roberto Ballarini
NASA TM-107147, ARL-TR-957, January 1996  (Abstract only)

"Minimization of the Vibration Energy of Thin-Plate Structures and the Application to the Reduction of Gearbox Vibration"
Katsumi Inoue and Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-106878, ARL-TR-722, December 1995

"Experimental and Analytical Assessment of the Thermal Behavior of Spiral Bevel Gears"

Robert F. Handschuh and Thomas P. Kicher
NASA TM-107009, ARL-TR-852, August 1995  (Abstract only)

"The Surface Fatigue Life of Contour Induction Hardened AISI 1552 Gears"

Dennis P. Townsend, Alan Turza, and Mike Chaplin
NASA TM-107017, ARL-TR-808, July 1995

"Bending Strength Model for Internal Spur Gear Teeth"

M. Savage, K.L. Rubadeux and H.H. Coe
NASA TM-107012, ARL-TR-838, July 1995  (Abstract only)

"Influence of Tooth Profile Modification on Spur Gear Dynamic Tooth Strain"

Fred B. Oswald and Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-106952, ARL-TR-778, AIAA-95-3050, June 1995  (Abstract only)

"Diagnosis of Helicopter Gearboxes Using Structure-Based Networks"

Vinay B. Jammu, Kourosh Danai and David G. Lewicki
NASA TM-106932, ARL-TR-761, June 1995  (Abstract only)

"Bell Helicopter Advanced Rotorcraft Transmission (ART) Program"

Zachary S. Henry
NASA CR-195479, ARL-CR-00, June 1995  (Abstract only)

"Vibration Analysis of a Split Path Gearbox"

Timothy L. Krantz and Majid Rashidi
NASA TM-106875, ARL-TR-723, AIAA-95-3048, May 1995

"Using Hob Offset to Balance Dynamic Strength in Spur Gears"

Chuen-Huei Liou, Hsiang Hsi Lin, Fred B. Oswald, and Dennis P. Townsend
NASA TM-106934, ARL-TR-764, AIAA-95-3046, May 1995  (Abstract only)

"Transmission Diagnostic Research at NASA Lewis Research Center"

J.J. Zakrajsek, D.P. Townsend, D.G. Lewicki, H.J. Decker, and R.F. Handschuh
NASA TM-106901, ARL-TR-748, April 1995

"Comparison of Life Theories for Rolling-Element Bearings"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Joseph V. Poplawski, and Steven M. Peters
NASA TM-106585, April 1995  (Abstract only)

"Effect of Hoop Stress on Ball Bearing Life Prediction"

Erwin V. Zaretsky, Richard August, and Harold H. Coe
NASA TM-106874, April 1995  (Abstract only)

"Computerized Design and Generation of Low-Noise Gears With Localized Bearing Contact"

Faydor L. Litvin, Ningxin Chen, Jui-Sheng Chen, Jian Lu, and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-106880, ARL-TR-760, April 1995  (Abstract only)

"Detecting Gear Tooth Fracture in a High Contact Ratio Face Gear Mesh"

James J. Zakrajsek, Robert F. Handschuh, David G. Lewicki and Harry J. Decker
NASA TM-106822, ARL-TR-600, January 1995  (Abstract only)

"Wave Journal Bearing Part I: Analysis"

Florin Dimofte
NASA CR-195431, January 1995  (Abstract only)

"Wave Journal Bearing Part II: Experimental Pressure Measurements and Fractional Frequency Whirl Threshold for Wave and Plain Journal Bearings"

Florin Dimofte
NASA TM-106848, January 1995  (Abstract only)

"Generation and Computerized Simulation of Meshing and Contact of Modified Involute Helical Gears"

Faydor L. Litvin, Ningxin Chen, and Jian Lu
NASA CR-4644, ARL-CR-221, January 1995  (Abstract only

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Aerospace Seals
Structural and Space Environment Seals Reports
Propulsion Seals Reports
Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop Proceedings



Structural and Space Environment Seals Reports

"Resilient Flexible Pressure-Activated Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick J. Dunlap, Jr.
US Patent No. 7,497,443 Issued: March 3, 2009

"Seal Technology Development for Advanced Component for Airbreathing Engines"
Snyder, Philip, H.
NASA/CR-2008-215479, December, 2008

"Performance of Subscale Docking Seals Under Simulated Temperature Conditions"

Smith, Ian, M.; Daniels, Christopher, C.; Dunlap, Patrick, H.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215428, October, 2008

"Adhesion of Silicone Elastomer Seals for NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle"

de Groh, Henry, C., III; Miller, Sharon, K., R.; Smith, Ian, M.; Daniels, Christoper, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215433, October, 2008

"Characteristics of Elastomer Seals Exposed to Space Environments"
Daniels, Christopher, C.; de Groh, Henry, C., III; Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Finkbeiner, Joshua, R.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Bastrzyk, Marta, B.; Oswald, Jay, J.; Banks, Bruce, A.; Dever, Joyce, A.; Miller, Sharon, K.; Waters, Deborah, L.
NASA/TM-2008-215005; AIAA-2007-5741, January 2008

"Experimental Investigation of Elastomer Docking Seal Compression Set, Adhesion, and Leakage"

Daniels, Christopher, C.; Oswald, Jay, J.; Bastrzyk, Marta, B.; Smith, Ian; Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.
NASA/TM-2008-215023; AIAA-2007-6197, January 2008

"Full-Scale System for Quantifying Leakage of Docking System Seals for Space Applications"

Dunlap, Patrick, H., Jr.; Daniels, Christopher, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Erker, Arthur, H.; Robbie, Malcolm, G.; Wasowski, Janice, L.; Drlik, Gary, J.; Tong, Michael, T.; Penney, Nicholas
NASA/TM-2007-215024; AIAA-2007-5742, October 2007

"An Evaluation of High Temperature Airframe Seals for Advanced Hypersonic Vehicles"
DeMange, Jeffrey, J.; Dunlap, Patrick, H.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Drlik, Gary, J.
NASA/TM-2007-215043; AIAA-2007-5743, October 2007

"Apollo Seals: A Basis for the Crew Exploration Vehicle Seals"

Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Christopher C. Daniels
NASA TM-2006-214372, AIAA-2006-5259, November 2006

"Performance Evaluations of Ceramic Wafer Seals"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Jeffrey J. DeMange, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214416, AIAA-2006-4934, November 2006

"Further Investigations of High Temperature Knitted Spring Tubes for Advanced Control Surface Seal Applications"

Shawn C. Taylor, Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214348, AIAA-2005-4154, November 2006

"Design Study of Wafer Seals for Future Hypersonic Vehicles"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2005-213858, AIAA-2005-4153, October 2005

"Investigations of Shuttle Main Landing Gear Door Environmental Seals"

Joshua Finkbeiner, Pat Dunlap, Bruce Steinetz, Jeff DeMange, and Daniel Newswander
NASA TM-2005-213860, AIAA-2005-4155, September 2005

"On the Development of a Unique Arc Jet Test Apparatus for Control Surface Seal Evaluations"

Joshua R. Finkbeiner, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, Malcolm Robbie, Gus Baker, and Arthur Erker
NASA TM-2004-213204, AIAA-2004-3891, October 2004

"Evaluation of High Temperature Knitted Spring Tubes for Structural Seal Applications"

Shawn C. Taylor, Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-213183, AIAA-2004-3890, September 2004

"Modeling and Evaluation of Canted Coil Springs as High Temperature Seal Preloading Devices"
Jay J. Oswald, Robert L. Mullen, Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-213189, AIAA-2004-3889, September 2004

"High Temperature Seal for Large Structural Movements"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick J. Dunlap, Jr.
US Patent No. 6,702,300 Link to non-NASA website B1 Issued: March 9, 2004

"Advanced Control Surface Seal Development for Future Space Vehicles"

J.J. DeMange, P.H. Dunlap, Jr., and B.M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2004-212898, January 2004

"High Temperature Propulsion System Structural Seals for Future Space Launch Vehicles"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2004-212907, January 2004

"Mechanical Components Branch Test Facilities and Capabilities"
Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2004-212722, January 2004

"Advanced High Temperature Structural Seals"

Charles W. Newquist, Juris Verzemnieks, Peter C. Keller, Michael Rorabaugh, and Mark W. Shorey
NASA CR-2002-211973, October 2002

"Rocket Motor Joint Construction Including Thermal Barrier"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick J. Dunlap, Jr.
US Patent No. 6,446,979 Link to non-NASA website Issued: September 10, 2002

"Investigations of Control Surface Seals for Re-Entry Vehicles"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, Donald M. Curry, Jeffrey J. DeMange, H. Kevin Rivers, and Su-Yuen Hsu
NASA TM-2002-211708, AIAA-2002-3941, July 2002

"Further Investigations of Control Surface Seals for the X-38 Re-Entry Vehicle"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, Donald M. Curry, Charles W. Newquist, and Juris Verzemnieks
NASA TM-2001-210980, AIAA-2001-3628, July 2001

"Advanced High Temperature Structural Seals"

Charles W. Newquist, Juris Verzemnieks, Peter C. Keller, and Mark W. Shorey
NASA CR-2000-210522, November 2000

"Rudder/Fin Seal Investigations for the X-38 Re-Entry Vehicle"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Donald M. Curry
NASA TM-2000-210338-REV1, AIAA-2000-3508, November 2000

"Resilient Braided Rope Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Lawrence A. Kren
US Patent No. 6,039,325 Link to non-NASA website Issued: March 21, 2000

"Development of Thermal Barriers for Solid Rocket Motor Nozzle Joints"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr.
NASA TM-1999-209278, AIAA-99-2823, June 1999

"Feasibility Assessment of Thermal Barrier Seals for Extreme Transient Temperatures"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr.
NASA TM-1998-208484, AIAA-98-3288, July 1998

“Effects of Compression, Staging, and Braid Angle on Braided Rope Seal Performance”

Bruce M. Steinetz and Michael L. Adams
NASA TM-107504, July 1997

"High Temperature Braided Rope Seals for Static Sealing Applications"

Bruce M. Steinetz, Michael L. Adams, Paul A. Bartolotta, Ram Darolia, and Andrew Olsen
NASA TM-107233, AIAA-96-2910, July 1996

"High Temperature, Bellows Hybrid Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Paul J. Sirocky
US Patent No. 5,332,239 Link to non-NASA website Issued: July 26, 1994

"High Temperature, Flexible Fiber-Preform Seal (Award winner)"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Paul J. Sirocky
US Patent No. 5,082,293 Link to non-NASA website Issued: January 21, 1992

"High Temperature, Flexible Pressure-Actuated Brush Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Paul J. Sirocky
US Patent No. 5,076,590 Link to non-NASA website Issued: December 31, 1991

"High Temperature, Flexible Thermal Barrier Seal"
Paul J. Sirocky and Bruce M. Steinetz
US Patent No. 5,014,917 Link to non-NASA website Issued May 14, 1991

"High Temperature Performance Evaluation of Hypersonic Engine Ceramic Wafer Seal"
Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-103737, April 1991

"High Temperature, Flexible Seal"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Paul J. Sirocky
US Patent No. 4,917,302 Link to non-NASA website Issued: April 17, 1990



Propulsion Seals Reports

"Preliminary Test Results of a Non-Contacting Finger Seal on a Herringbone-Grooved Rotor"

Proctor, Margaret, P.; Delgado, Irebert, R.
NASA/TM-2008-215475, November, 2008

"A Review of Engine Seal Performance and Requirements for Current and Future Army Engine Platforms"
Delgado, Irebert, R.; Proctor, Margaret, P.
NASA/TM-2008-215161; ARL-TR-4201; AIAA-2007-5734, March, 2008

"Further Characterization of an Active Clearance Control Concept"

Taylor, Shawn, C.; Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Oswald, Jay, J.
NASA/TM-2007-215039; AIAA-2007-5739, January 2008

"2006 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Editor(s):  Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Hendricks, Robert, C.; Delgado, Irebert
NASA/CP-2007-214995-VOL1, October 2007

"Stability Analysis of a High-Speed Seal Test Rotor With Marginal and Extended Squeeze-Film Dampers--Theoretical and Experimental Results"
Proctor, Margaret, P.; Gunter, Edgar, J.
NASA/TM-2007-214849, July 2007

"High Temperature Evaluation of an Active Clearance Control System Concept"

Shawn C. Taylor, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jay J. Oswald
NASA TM-2006-214464, AIAA-2006-4750, November 2006 

"Improved Seals for High Temperature Airframe Applications"

Jeffrey J. DeMange, Patrick H. Dunlap, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214465, AIAA-2006-4935, October 2006

"2005 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2006-214383-VOL1, October 2006

"Continued Investigation of Leakage and Power Loss Test Results for Competing Turbine Engine Seals"

Irebert R. Delgado and Margaret P. Proctor
NASA TM-2006-214420, ARL-MR-0643, AIAA-2006-4754, September 2006

"Sealing in Turbomachinery"

Raymond E. Chupp, Robert C. Hendricks, Scott B. Lattime, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2006-214341, August 2006

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL1, August 2006

"Gas Seal Pad With Herringbone-Grooved Rotor-Stiffness and Load Capacity"

David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2006-214333, May 2006

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997 -- HSR Engine Special Session"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL2, May 2006

"Seal Investigations of an Active Clearance Control System Concept"

Bruce M. Steinetz, Shawn Taylor, Jay Oswald, and Jonathan A. DeCastro
NASA TM-2006-214114, February 2006

"Evaluation of an Active Clearance Control System Concept"

Bruce M. Steinetz, Scott B. Lattime, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan A. DeCastro, Jay Oswald, and Kevin J. Melcher
NASA TM-2005-213856, AIAA-2005-3989, November 2005

"2004 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2005-213655-VOL1, October 2005

"Grainex Mar-M 247 Turbine Disk Life Study for NASA's High Temperature High Speed Turbine Seal Test Facility"
Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-2005-213873, ARL-TR-3528, October 2005

"Nonlinear Whirl Response of a High-Speed Seal Test Rotor With Marginal and Extended Squeeze-Film Dampers"
Margaret P. Proctor and Edgar J. Gunter
NASA TM-2005-213808, August 2005

"Turbomachine Interface Sealing"

Robert C. Hendricks, Raymond E. Chupp, Scott B. Lattime, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2005-213633, April 2005 

"Noncontacting Finger Seal"
Proctor, M. P. and Steinetz, B. M.
US Patent No. 6,811,154 Link to non-NASA website Issued: Nov. 2, 2004

"2003 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2004-212963-VOL1, September 2004 

"Further Investigations of Hypersonic Engine Seals"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, and Jeffrey J. DeMange
NASA TM-2004-213188, AIAA-2004-3887, August 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 1-Review of Sealing Performance, Customer, Engine Designer, and Research Issues"

R.C. Hendricks, B.M. Steinetz, and M.J. Braun
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART1, July 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 2-Review of Rotordynamics Issues in Inherently Unsteady Flow Systems With Small Clearances"

R.C. Hendricks, L.T. Tam, and A. Muszynska
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART2, July 2004

"Turbomachine Sealing and Secondary Flows
Part 3-Review of Power-Stream Support, Unsteady Flow Systems, Seal and Disk Cavity Flows, Engine Externals, and Life and Reliability Issues"

R.C. Hendricks, B.M. Steinetz, E.V. Zaretsky, M.M. Athavale, and A.J. Przekwas
NASA TM-2004-211991-PART3, July 2004

"Leakage and Power Loss Test Results for Competing Turbine Engine Seals"
Margaret P. Proctor and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-2004-213049, GT2004-53935, April 2004

"Strain-Life Assessment of Grainex Mar-M 247 for NASA's Turbine Seal Test Facility"
Irebert R. Delgado, Gary R. Halford, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Clare M. Rimnac
NASA TM-2004-212985, ARL-TR-3178, GT2004-53939, April 2004

"Nonlinear Oscillations and Flow of Gas Within Closed and Open Conical Resonators"
Christopher Daniels, Joshua Finkbeiner, Bruce Steinetz, Xiaofan Li, and Ganesh Raman
NASA/TM-2004-212902, AIAA-2004-0677, February 2004

"Approximate Solution for Choked Flow in Gas Seal Pads"
David P. Fleming
NASA TM-2004-212956, ISROMAC10-2004-110, February 2004

"Mechanical Components Branch Test Facilities and Capabilities"
Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2004-212722, January 2004

"2002 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2003-212458-VOL1, September 2003

"Test Rig for Evaluating Active Turbine Blade Tip Clearance Control Concepts"

Scott B. Lattime, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Malcolm G. Robbie
NASA TM-2003-212533, AIAA-2003-4700, July 2003

"Toward an Improved Hypersonic Engine Seal"

Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr., Bruce M. Steinetz, Jeffrey J. DeMange, and Shawn C. Taylor
NASA TM-2003-212531, AIAA-2003-4834, July 2003

"Nonlinear Resonant Oscillations of Gas in Optimized Acoustical Resonators and the Effect of Central Blockage"
Xiaofan Li, Joshua Finkbeiner, Ganesh Raman, Christopher Daniels, and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2003-212019, AIAA-2003-0368, February 2003

"2001 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2002-211911-VOL1, October 2002

"Turbine Engine Clearance Control Systems: Current Practices and Future Directions"
Scott B. Lattime and Bruce M. Steinetz
NASA TM-2002-211794, AIAA-2002-3790, September 2002

"High-Speed, High-Temperature Finger Seal Test Results"

Margaret P. Proctor, Arun Kumar, and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-2002-211589, ARL-TR-2781, AIAA-2002-3793, July 2002

"2000 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2001-211208-VOL1, October 2001

"1999 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2000-210472-VOL1, October 2000  (Abstract only)

"Pressure Balanced, Low Hysteresis, Finger Seal Test Results"
Gul K. Arora, Margaret P. Proctor, Bruce M. Steinetz, and Irebert R. Delgado
NASA TM-1999-209191, ARL-MR-457, AIAA-99-2686, June 1999

"Advanced Seal Technology Role in Meeting Next Generation Turbine Engine Goals"
Bruce M. Steinetz, Robert C. Hendricks, and John Munson
NASA TM-1998-206961, AVT-PPS Paper No. 11, April 1998

"Preliminary Tuft Testing of Metallic Bristles Versus PS212, PS300, and HVOF300"
James Fellenstein, Christopher DellaCorte
NASA TM-107522, June 1998

"Effects of Compression, Staging, and Braid Angle on Braided Rope Seal Performance"
Bruce M. Steinetz and Michael L. Adams
NASA TM-107504, AIAA-97-2872, July 1997

"JTAGG II Brush Seal Test Results"
Gul K. Arora and Margaret P. Proctor
NASA TM-107448, AIAA-97-2632, ARL-TR-1397, July 1997

"High Temperature Brush Seal Tuft Testing of Selected Nickel-Chrome and Cobalt-Chrome Superalloys"
James Fellenstein, Christopher DellaCorte, Kenneth Moore, Esther Boyes
NASA TM-107497, AIAA-97-2643, July 1997

"High Temperature Brush Seal Tuft Testing of Metallic Bristles Versus Chrome Carbide"
James Fellenstein, Christopher DellaCorte, Kenneth Moore, Esther Boyes
NASA TM-107238, AIAA-96-2908, June 1996

"Actively Controlled Shaft Seals for Aerospace Applications"
Richard F. Salant and Paul Wolff
NASA CR-4678, June 1995  (Abstract only)

"A New Tribological Test for Candidate Brush Seal Materials Evaluation"
James Fellenstein, Christopher DellaCorte
NASA TM-106753, June 1995

“Engine Seal Technology Requirements to Meet NASA’s Advanced Subsonic Technology Program Goals”
Bruce M. Steinetz, Robert C. Hendricks
NASA TM-106582, AIAA-94-2698, June 1994

“Relative Performance Comparison Between Baseline Labyrinth and Dual-Brush Compressor Discharge Seals in a T-700 Engine Test”
Robert C. Hendricks, Thomas A. Griffin, Teresa R. Kline, Kristine R. Csavina, Arvind Pancholi, and Devendra Sood
NASA TM-106360, ARL-MR-232, June 1994



Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop Proceedings

"2007 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Hendricks, Robert, C.; Delgado, Irebert
NASA/CP-2008-215263-VOL1, October, 2008 

"2006 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Editor(s):  Steinetz, Bruce, M.; Hendricks, Robert, C.; Delgado, Irebert
NASA/CP-2007-214995-VOL1, October 2007

"2005 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2006-214383-VOL1, October 2006

"2004 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2005-213655-VOL1, October 2005

"2003 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2004-212963-VOL1, September 2004

"2002 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2003-212458-VOL1, September 2003

"2001 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2002-211911-VOL1, October 2002

"2000 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2001-211208-VOL1, October 2001

"1999 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA CP-2000-210472-VOL1, October 2000  (Abstract only)

"1998 NASA Seal/Secondary Air System Workshop"

Bruce M. Steinetz and Robert C. Hendricks, editors
NASA/CP-1999-208916-VOL1, October 2000

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL1, August 2006

"Seals/Secondary Fluid Flows Workshop 1997 -- HSR Engine Special Session"

Robert C. Hendricks, editor
NASA CP-2006-214329-VOL2, May 2006

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Oil-Free Turbomachinery
NASA Reports
Technology Opportunity
Aerospace Technology Innovation
NASA Glenn Research and Technology
Other Publications



NASA Reports

"Design, Fabrication, and Performance of Foil Gas Thrust Bearings for Microturbomachinery Applications"
Dykas, Brian; Bruckner, Robert; DellaCorte, Christopher; Edmonds, Brian; Prahl, Joseph
NASA/TM-2008-215062; GT2008-50377, January 2008

"Preliminary Analysis for an Optimized Oil-Free Rotorcraft Engine Concept"
Howard, Samuel, A.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.
NASA/TM-2008-215064; ARL-TR-4398, March 2008

“A Foil Thrust Bearing Test Rig for Evaluation of High Temperature Performance and Durability,” Dykas, Brian D.; Tellier, Daniel W.
ARL-MR-0692, April, 2008

"Compliant Foil Journal Bearing Performance at Alternate Pressures and Temperatures"
Bruckner, Robert, J.; Puleo, Bernadette, J.
NASA/TM-2008-215219, May 2008

"Gas Foil Bearing Misalignment and Unbalance Effects"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2008-215176, May 2008

"Misalignment in Gas Foil Journal Bearings: An Experimental Study"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2008-215223, May 2008

"Gas Foil Bearing Technology Advancements for Closed Brayton Cycle Turbines"
Howard, Samuel, A.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.
NASA/TM-2007-214470, January 2007

"A New High-Speed Oil-Free Turbine Engine Rotordynamic Simulator Test Rig"
Howard, Samuel, A.
NASA/TM-2007-214489, January 2007

"Design, Fabrication and Performance of Open Source Generation I and II Compliant Hydrodynamic Gas Foil Bearings"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; Howard, S., Adam
NASA/TM-2007-214691; ARL-TR-4102, April 2007

"Oil-Free Rotor Support Technologies for an Optimized Helicopter Propulsion System"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Bruckner, Robert, J.
NASA/TM-2007-214845, June 2007

"Tribological Performance of PM300 Solid Lubricant Bushings for High Temperature Applications"
Striebing, Donald, R.; Stanford, Malcolm, K.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Yanke, Anne, M.
NASA/TM-2007-214819; ARL-TR-4222, August 2007

"Gas Foil Bearings for Space Propulsion Nuclear Electric Power Generation"
Howard, Samuel, A.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2006-214115, February 2006

"Effect of Prolonged Exposure to High Temperature Air on PhysicalCharacteristics of a Powder Metallurgy Composite Solid Lubricant"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; Ward, La'Nita, D.; Dellacorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2006-213603, February 2006

"Thermal Management Techniques for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Systems"
Radil, Kevin; DellaCorte, Chris; Zeszotek, Michelle
NASA/TM-2006-214358;ARL-TR-3799, October 2006

"A Preliminary Foil Gas Bearing Performance Map"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Radil, Kevin, C.; Bruckner, Robert, J.; Howard, S., Adam
NASA/TM-2006-214343; ARL-TR-3902, October 2006

"An Oil-Free Thrust Foil Bearing Facility Design, Calibration, and Operation"

Bauman, Steve
NASA/TM-2005-213568, March 2005

"Water Atomization of Barium Fluoride-Calcium Fluoride for Enhanced Flow Characteristics of PS304 Feedstock Powder Blend"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2003-212-REV1, June 2005

"Analytic Modeling of the Hydrodynamic, Thermal, and Structural Behavior of Foil Thrust Bearings"
Bruckner, Robert, J.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Prahl, Joseph, M.
NASA/TM-2005-213811, June 2005

"Friction and Wear Characteristics of Cu-4Al Foil Bearing Coating at 25 and 650 °C"
DellaCorte, Christopher; Stanford, Malcolm, K.
NASA/TM-2004-212972, March 2004

"Future Issues and Approaches to Health Monitoring and Failure Prevention for Oil-Free Gas Turbines"
DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2004-213058, April 2004

"An Experimental Investigation Into the Temperature Profile of a Compliant Foil Air Bearing"
NASA TM-213100, May 2004

"Thermal Effects on a Low Cr Modification of PS304 Solid Lubricant Coating"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; Yanke, Anne, M.; DellaCorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2004-213111, June 2004

"Particle Morphology Effects on Flow Characteristics of PS304 Plasma Spray Coating Feedstock Powder Blend"
NASA/TM-2002-211206, January 2002

Particle Size Effects on Flow Properties of PS304 Plasma Spray Feedstock Powder Blend"
NASA/TM-2002-211550, May 2002

"Effects of Humidity on the Flow Characteristics of PS304 Plasma Spray Feedstock Powder Blend"
NASA/TM-2002-211549, May 2002

"The Role of Radial Clearance on the Performance of Foil Air Bearings"
NASA/TM-2002-211705, July 2002

"The Effects of Substrate Material and Thermal Processing Atmosphere on the Strength of PS304: A High Temperature Solid Lubricant Coating"
NASA TM-2002-211483, September 2002

"A Systems Approach to the Solid Lubrication of Foil Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery"
NASA TM-2002-211482, October 2002

"Thermal Processing Effects on the Adhesive Strength of PS304 High Temperature Solid Lubricant Coatings"
NASA/TM-2001-210944, May 2001

"The Effect of Journal Roughness and Foil Coatings on the Performance of Heavily Loaded Foil Air Bearings"
NASA TM-2001-210941 ARL-TR-2467, June 2001

"Performance and Durability of High Temperature Foil Air Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery"
C. DellaCorte, V. Lukaszewicz, M.J. Valco, K.C. Radil, and H. Heshmat
NASA TM-2000-209187-REV1, ARL-TR-2202, March 2000

"Load Capacity Estimation of Foil Air Journal Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Applications"
NASA/TM-2000-209782, October 2000

"Rotordynamics and Design Methods of an Oil-Free Turbocharger"
NASA CR-1999-208689, January 1999

"Evaluation of Advanced Solid Lubricant Coatings for Foil Air Bearings Operating at 25 and 500°C"
NASA TM-1998-206619, June 1998

"Preliminary Tuft Testing of Metallic Bristles Versus PS212, PS300, and HVOF300"
NASA TM-107522, June 1998

"The Evaluation of a Modified Chrome Oxide Based High Temperature Solid Lubricant Coating for Foil Gas Bearings"
NASA/TM-1998-208660, October 1998

"A New Foil Air Bearing Test Rig for Use to 700 °C and 70,000 rpm"

NASA TM-107405, January 1997

"The Effect of Counterface on the Tribological Performance of a High Temperature Solid Lubricant Composite from 25 to 650 °C"
NASA TM-107183, April 1996

"Tribological evaluation of PS300: A new chrome oxide based solid lubricant coating sliding against Al2O3 From 25 to 650 °C"
NASA-TM-107163, June 1996

"Friction and Wear Characteristics of Candidate Foil Bearing Materials From 25 °C to 800 °C"
NASA TM-107082 DOE/NASA/50306-11, July 1996

"The Effect of Compositional Tailoring on the Thermal Expansion and Tribological Properties of PS300: A Solid Lubricant Composite Coating"
NASA-TM-107332, October 1996

"Preliminary Evaluation of PS300: a New Self-Lubricating High Temperature Composite Coating for Use to 800 °C"
NASA TM-107056, November 1995



Technology Opportunity

TOP3-00100, Advanced Bearings, Seals, and Solid Lubricants Enable Oil-Free Turbomachinery



Aerospace Technology Innovation

March/April 2000, Composite Coating Increases Bearing Life



NASA Glenn Research and Technology

R&T-2002a Oil-Free Turbomachinery Reseach Enhanced by Thrust Bearing Test Capability

R&T-2002b Industry Needs Fulfilled by Patented NASA PS300 Solid Lubricant Technology

R&T-2002c Transistion of PS300 Solid Lubricant Coating Technology to Field Aided by Demonstration on Key Substrate Alloys

R&T-2002d White Light Used to Enable Enhanced Surface Topography, Geometry, and Wear Characterization of Oil-Free Bearings

R&T-2002e Radial Clearance Found to Play a Key Role in the Performance of Compliant Foil Air Bearings

R&T-2002f Commercialization of NASA PS304 Solid Lubricant Coating Enhanced by Fundamental Powder Flow Research

R&T-2002g NASA PS304 Lubricant Tested in World's First Commercial Oil-Free Gas Turbine

R&T-2001a Mystery of Foil Air Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery Unlocked: Load Capacity Rule-of-Thumb Allows Simple Estimation of Performance

R&T-2001b Heat Treatment Used to Strengthen Enabling Coating Technology for Oil-Free Turbomachinery

R&T-2001c Oil-Free Turbomachinery Team Passed Milestone on Path to the First Oil-Free Turbine Aircraft Engine

R&T-2000 Oil-Free Turbomachinery Being Developed

R&T-1999 System Being Developed to Measure the Rotordynamic Characteristics of Air Foil Bearings

The Role of Tribology in the Development of an Oil-Free Turbocharger, Physics and Process Modeling and other Propulsion, R&T Vol. 2, Apr 1997

Rotordynamic Design Analysis of an Oil-Free Turbocharger, Physics and Process Modeling and other Propulsion, R&T Vol. 2, Apr 1997



Other Publications

"Effect of Particle Morphology on Flow Characteristics of a Composite Plasma Spray Powder,"
M.K. Stanford, C. DellaCorte and D. Eylon
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 586-92, December 2004

"Simulation and Modeling of the Hydrodynamic, Thermal, and Structural Behavior of Foil Thrust Bearings,"
R.J. Bruckner
Ph.D. Dissertation Link to non-NASA website, Case Western Reserve University, August 2004

"Oil-free Rotor Support Technologies for Long Life, Closed Cycle Brayton Turbines,"
J.M. Lucero and C. DellaCorte
AIAA-2004-5720, Presented at the 40th Joint Propulsion Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 11-14, 2004

"A Propulsion System Analysis of Oil Free Turbomachinery for Aviation Turbofan Engines,"

R.J. Bruckner
AIAA-2004-4189 Link to non-NASA website, Presented at the 40th Joint Propulsion Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 11-14, 2004

"High Velocity Oxyfuel Deposition for Low Surface Roughness PS304 Self-Lubricating Composite Coatings,"

J.H. Kim, T.A. Blanchet and S.J. Calabrese
Tribology Transactions Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 157-69, 2004

"Application of a High Temperature Self-lubricating Composite Coating on Steam Turbine Components,"

W. Wang
Surface & Coatings Technology Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 177-78, pp. 12-17, Jan 2004

"Investigation of Thermal and Rotational Contributions to the Catastrophic Failure Mechanism of a Thin-Walled Journal Operating with Foil Air Bearings,"
B. Dykas
M.S. thesis, Case Western Reserve University, May 2003

"A Fully Coupled Finite Element Formulation for Elastically Supported Foil Journal Bearings,"

M. Carpino and G. Talmage
Tribology Transactions Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 560-565, Oct 2003

"Oil-Free Turbomachinery Technology for Regional Jet, Rotorcraft and Supersonic Business Jet Propulsion Engines,"
M.J. Valco and C. DellaCorte
Presented at the 16th International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines held in Cleveland, OH, August 31 - September 5, 2003 (View PDF)

"Emerging Oil-Free Turbomachinery Technology for Military Propulsion and Power Applications"
M.J. Valco and C. DellaCorte
in Transformational Science & Technology for the Army ... a race for speed and precision: Proceedings of the 23rd Army Science Conference held in Orlando, FL, December 2-5, 2002

"Thrust-Washer Evaluation of Self-Lubricating PS304 Composite Coatings in High Temperature Sliding Contact,"
T.A. Blanchet et al.
Tribology Transactions Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 491-98, July 2002

"Dynamic Stiffness and Damping Characteristics of a High-Temperature Air Foil Journal Bearing,"
S.A. Howard et al.
Tribology Transactions Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 657-63, Oct 2001

"Steady-State Stiffness of Foil Air Journal Bearings at Elevated Temperatures,"

S.A. Howard et al.,
Tribology Transactions Link to non-NASA website, Vol. 44, p. 489-493, 2001

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Tribology and Space Mechanisms
"Lubricated Bearing Lifetimes of a Multiply Alkylated Cyclopentane and a Linear Perfluoropolyether Fluid in Oscillatory Motion at Elevated Temperatures in Ultrahigh Vacuum"
Braza, Joseph; Jansen, Mark, J.; Jones, William, R., Jr.
NASA/CR-2009-215637, May, 2009

"Performance and Analysis of Perfluorinated Grease Used on Space Shuttle Actuators"
Morales, Wilfredo; Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.; Zaretsky, Erwin, V.
NASA/TM-2009-215605, April, 2009

"Liquid Space Lubricants Examined by Vibrational Micro-Spectroscopy"
Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.
NASA/TM-2008-215184, July, 2008

"Probabilistic Analysis of Space Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Ball Bearings"

Oswald, Fred, B.; Jett, Timothy, R.; Predmore, Roamer, E.; Zaretsky, Erwin, V.
NASA/TM-2008-215057, January 2008

"Permanent Magnetic Bearing for Spacecraft Applications"

Morales, Wilfredo; Fusaro, Robert; Kascak, Albert
NASA/TM-2003-211996-REV1, January 2008

"Characterization of Lubricants on Ball Bearings by FT-IR Using an Integrating Sphere"
Street, K., W.; Pepper, S., V.; Wright, A., A.; Grady,
NASA/TM-2007-214472, January, 2008

"Application of Carbon Based Nano-materials to Aeronautics and Space Lubrication"
Street, Kenneth, W.; Miyoshi, Kazuhisa; Vander Wal, Randy, L.
NASA/TM-2007-214473, January, 2007

"Wear Behavior of Low-Cost, Lightweight TiC/Ti-6Al-4V Composite Under Fretting: Effectiveness of Solid-Film Lubricant Counterparts"
Miyoshi, Kazuhisa; Street, Kenneth, W., Jr.; Sanders, Jeffrey, H.; Hager, Carl, H., Jr.; Zabinski, Jeffrey, S.; Vander Wal, Randall, L.; Andrews, Rodney; Lerch, Bradley, A.
NASA/TM-2007-214468, February, 2007

"Tribological Performance of PM300 Solid Lubricant Bushings for High Temperature Applications"
Striebing, Donald, R.; Stanford, Malcolm, K.; DellaCorte, Christopher; Yanke, Anne, M.
NASA/TM-2007-214819; ARL-TR-4222, August, 2007

"Effect of Prolonged Exposure to High Temperature Air on PhysicalCharacteristics of a Powder Metallurgy Composite Solid Lubricant"
Stanford, Malcolm, K.; Ward, La'Nita, D.; Dellacorte, Christopher
NASA/TM-2006-213603, February, 2006

"Shuttle Rudder/Speed Brake Power Drive Unit (PDU) Gear Scuffing Tests With Flight Gears"
Margaret P. Proctor, Fred B. Oswald, and Timothy L. Krantz
NASA TM-2005-214092, December 2005

"A Study of Spur Gears Lubricated With Grease-Observations From Seven Experiments"

Timothy L. Krantz and Robert F. Handschuh
NASA TM-2005-213957, ARL-TR-3159, September 2005

"Exploration Rover Concepts and Development Challenges"

James J. Zakrajsek, David B. McKissock, Jeffrey M. Woytach, June F. Zakrajsek, Fred B. Oswald, Kelly J. McEntire, Gerald M. Hill, Phillip Abel, Dennis J. Eichenberg, and Thomas W. Goodnight
NASA TM-2005-213555, AIAA-2005-2525, March 2005

"Conversion Coatings for Aluminum Alloys by Chemical Vapor Deposition Mechanisms"

John T. Reye, Lisa S. McFadden, Jorge E. Gatica, and Wilfredo Morales
NASA TM-2004-212905

"Mechanical Components Branch Test Facilities and Capabilities"

Fred B. Oswald
NASA TM-2004-212722, January 2004

"Carbon Nanostructure Examined by Lattice Fringe Analysis of High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Images"
Vander Wal, Randy, L.; Tomasek, Aaron, J.; Street, Kenneth; Thompson, William, K.; Hull, David, R.
NASA/TM-2003-212214, May, 2003

"Permanent Magnetic Bearing for Spacecraft Applications"

Wilfredo Morales, Robert Fusaro, and Albert Kascak
NASA TM-2003-211996, March 2003

"Space Mechanisms Technology Workshop"

Fred B. Oswald, editor
NASA CP-2002-211882, September 2002

"A Passive Magnetic Bearing Flywheel"

Mark Siebert, Ben Ebihara, Ralph Jansen, Robert L. Fusaro, Wilfredo Morales, Albert Kascak, and Andrew Kenny
NASA TM-2002-211159, IECEC2001-AT-89, February 2002

"Space Mechanisms Technology Workshop"

Fred B. Oswald, editor
NASA CP-2001-210971, June 2001

"Preventing Spacecraft Failures Due to Tribological Problems"

Robert L. Fusaro
NASA TM-2001-210806, April 2001

"Space Mechanisms Technology Workshop Proceedings"

Robert L. Fusaro, editor
NASA CP-1999-209200, October 1999

"Accelerated Testing of Space Mechanisms"

S. Frank Murray and Hooshang Heshmat
NASA CR-198437, December 1995  (Abstract only)

"A New Antiwear Additive/Surface Pretreatment for PFPE Liquid Lubricants"

Wilfredo Morales, Robert L. Fusaro, Mark Siebert, Theo Keith, Ralph Jansen, and Pilar Herrera-Fierro
NASA TM-107038, December 1995  (Abstract only)

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