SAFETY SYSTEMS LABORATORY PARTICIPATION IN SAE RESEARCH PROJECT R-11-FIELD EVALUATION OF BRAKE FLUID MOISTURE PICKUP IN VEHICLES

The objectives were to provide data to permit a comparison between the moisture pickup of conventional and new types of fluids being proposed for use in braking systems such as low hygroscopic and low water sensitive brake fluids under typical service conditions; to use this data in calibrating and verifying laboratory humidification of brake fluids; and to note the condition of vehicle braking system components at the end of the test period as indicating the degradation effects of water wet brake fluid on the hydraulic system components under field service conditions. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Portions of this document are not fully legible.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Safety Research Lab, 6501 Lafayette Avenue, Bldg 2
  Riverdale, MD  United States  20840
• Authors:
  • RADLINSKI, R W
  • HARVEY, J L
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake fluids; Components; Field tests; Hygroscopic coefficient; Moisture content; Motor vehicles; Research; Safety engineering; Sampling; Sensitivity; Statistics; Time
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Degradation
• Old TRIS Terms: Nhtsa
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051683
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-800-960 Final Rpt
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 5 1974 12:00AM