Silicone Brake Fluids: One-Year Field Test.

A study is being conducted to evaluate the performance of silicone brake fluids in military vehicles operating under various climatic conditions. These fluids are being field tested in vehicles operating at the Tropic Test Center (TTC), Panama Canal Zone; Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), Arizona; and Arct...

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Main Authors: Conley,James H., Jamison,Robert, Jordan,Charles B.
Other Authors: ARMY MOBILITY EQUIPMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids
*SILICONES
*BRAKE FLUIDS
FIELD TESTS
TEST METHODS
ALL WEATHER
COLD WEATHER TESTS
TROPICAL TESTS
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA012849
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA012849
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Summary:A study is being conducted to evaluate the performance of silicone brake fluids in military vehicles operating under various climatic conditions. These fluids are being field tested in vehicles operating at the Tropic Test Center (TTC), Panama Canal Zone; Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), Arizona; and Arctic Test Center (ATC), Fort Greeley, Alaska. After one year's operation in Panama, all brake systems using the silicone performed far superior to the conventional fluid. At YPG, no significant differences were noted. In Alaska, the test was discontinued on two of the three silicones because of possible crystallization at temperatures below -50F. The third fluid performed satisfactorily throughout the test period. Additional tests using two fluids with improved low-temperature properties were initiated. The tests are continuing with inspections planned after 2 years' operation.

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