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Development of a Centrifugal Oil Lubricator for Long-Term Lubrication of Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems—Experimental Evaluation

K. Sathyan School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawsonlakes Campus, Adelaide, 5095, SA, Australia
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H. Y. Hsu School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawsonlakes Campus, Adelaide, 5095, SA, Australia
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S. H. Lee School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawsonlakes Campus, Adelaide, 5095, SA, Australia
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K. Gopinath Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Madras, India
Pages 832-839 | Received 03 Oct 2010, Accepted 12 Jul 2011, Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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