Providing lubrication evaluation and performance solutions for turbine engines
UDRI Lubricant Engineering and Characterization researchers serve the turbine engine industry by providing expert chemical, physical, tribological and thermal lubricant characterization.
UDRI has been developing and delivering turbine engine lubricant solutions for over 40 years. We offer unique capabilities in chromatographic analysis, thermal degradation, and turbine engine operation and simulation. UDRI's lubrication evaluation and characterization facility is a trusted Department of Defense (DoD) oil qualification laboratory.
We serve both government and industrial clients. Our lab has qualified numerous MIL-PRF-7808 and MIL-PRF-23699 oils for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and we have partnered with aerospace companies to explore novel turbine engine related technologies.
Capabilities
- T-63 engine testing
- Simulated turbine engine lubrication testing
- Gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy (GM/MS)
- Supercritical fluid chromatography with mass spectroscopy (SFC/MS)
- High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- Vapor and liquid phase oil cokers
- Tribology testing
- Lubricant oxidation/corrosion
- Elastomer compatibility characterization
- High pressure differential scanning calorimetry
- Many other common oil test methods for supporting qualification to MIL-PRF-7808 or MIL-PRF-23699
Testing Standards
- SAE ARP 5088 - Total Acid Number (TAN)
- ASTM D445 - viscosity at 40 or 100 ˚C
- ASTM D2532 - viscosity at -40 or - 51˚C
- ASTM D4636 - oxidation and corrosion
- SAE ARP 6179 - elastomer compatibility
- FED-STD-791
- Method 3013 - particulate contamination
- Method 3403 - oil compatibility
- ASTM D6186 - differential scanning calorimetry
Partnership Opportunities
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with AFRL/RQTM