The Role of Bearing and Scan Mechanism Life Testing in Flight Qualification of the MODIS Instrument

The Role of Bearing and Scan Mechanism Life Testing in Flight Qualification of the MODIS Instrument

This paper describes the results of accelerated and operational life tests on bearings for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). It also describes the post test analysis of the disassembled bearings. Analysis was performed using micro-Raman, micro-FTIR, X-ray Photoelectron Spect...

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Hauptverfasser: VanDyk, Steven G., Dietz, Brian J., Street, Kenneth W., Jones, William R., Jr, Jansen, Mark J., Dube, Michael J., Sharma, Rajeev K., Predmore, Roamer E.
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Sprache:eng
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Nonmetallic Materials
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the results of accelerated and operational life tests on bearings for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). It also describes the post test analysis of the disassembled bearings. Analysis was performed using micro-Raman, micro-FTIR, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC). In general, the three sets of bearings in each of three test stations were in very good condition after accumulating 68, 144, and 209 million cycles, respectively. Some of the bearings exhibited lubricant degradation, indicated by viscous lubricant deposits on the cage and raceways.