To design high pressure fuel system components that resist wear and scuffing failure when operated in low viscosity fuels, a comprehensive study on the tribological performance of various existing coating materials is necessary. This thesis aims to provide the relative performance of a variety of coating materials across different fuel environments by testing them in conditions that model those experienced in fuel pumps. The relative performance of these coatings are then indexed across a variety of material properties, including hardness, elastic modulus, wettability, and the interaction between the surface and the various types of fuel molecules.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1986898 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Dockins, Maddox Wade |
| Contributors | Aouadi, Samir, Berman, Diana, Voevodin, Andrey |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Dockins, Maddox Wade, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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