Christopher DellaCorte

• A new foil air bearing test rig for use to 700⁰C and 70,000 rpm 8
• A systems approach to the solid lubrication of foil air bearings for oil-free turbomachinery
• An analysis of the wear behavior of SiC whisker reinforced alumnina from 25 to 1200C̊
• Composition optimization of chromium carbide based solid lubricant coatings for foil gas bearings at temperatures to 650 C
• Composition optimization of self-lubricating chromium carbide-based composite coatings for use to 760 [superscript o] C
• Effects of atmosphere on the tribological properties of a chromium carbide based coating for use to 760 C̊
• Evaluation of advanced solid lubricant coatings for foil air bearings operating at 25 and 500⁰C
• Experimental evaluation of chromium-carbide-based solid lubricant coatings for use to 760C̊
• Experimentally determined wear behavior of an Al2O3-SiC composite from 25 to 1200 ̊C
• High temperature solid lubricant materials for heavy duty and advanced heat engines
• ISS solar array alpha rotary joint (SARJ) bearing failure and recovery
• Relative sliding durability of candidate high temperature fiber seal materials