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Eberle, D.C., C.M. Wall, M.B. Treuhaft, "Applications of Radioactive Tracer Technology in the Real-Time Measurement of Wear and Corrosion," Wear, 259 (2005), pp 1462-1471.

Eberle, D.C., M.B. Treuhaft, X. Tao, "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Evaluate Engine Wear Under the Influences of Advanced Combustion System Operation and Lubricant Performance," SAE Paper No. 2005-01-3689 (2005).

Wall, C.M., D.C. Eberle, M.B. Treuhaft, J.H. Arps, "Technique for high sensitivity 'in vitro' wear measurement of UHMWPE hip joint liners using radioactive tracer technology," Wear, 259 (2005) pp 964-97.

McKee, R.J., A.J. Smalley, G.D. Bourn, K.N. Young, M.B. Treuhaft, "Detecting and Evaluating Deterioration in Compression Equipment by Monitoring Deviations from Expected Performance," Proceedings of ASMT Turbo Expo 2004, Power for Land, Sea & Air, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004.

 Treuhaft, M.B., S.A. Timmons, D.C. Eberle, G.R. Wendel, "Wear Measurement of a Large Hydraulic Fluid Power Pump Using Radioactive Tracer Wear Technology," Proceedings of IMECE 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo, Washington, DC, November 15-21, 2003.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Ultrasonic Agglomeration of Airborne Dusts and Diesel Exhaust Particulate to Enhance Inertial Separation," 4th International Filtration Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 16-18, 2001.

Tao, X. and M.B. Treuhaft, "Contamination Sensitivity of Automotive Components," SAE Paper No. 970552, February 1997.

Treuhaft, M.B. and X. Tao, "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Measure Real-Time Wear and Oil Consumption in Operating Engines," First International Filtration Conference, "The Unknown Commodity," San Antonio, Texas: Southwest Research Institute, July 9, 1996.

Pomerening, D., M.B. Treuhaft, and J.J. Polonis, "Will it Survive as Well as Perform? Component Qualification Testing," First International Filtration Conference, "The Unknown Commodity," San Antonio, Texas: Southwest Research Institute, July 9, 1996.

Tao, X. and M.B. Treuhaft, "Contamination Sensitivity," First International Filtration Conference, "The Unknown Commodity," San Antonio, Texas: Southwest Research Institute, July 9, 1996.

Treuhaft, M.B. and X. Tao, "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Measure Real-Time Wear in Operating Engines," Proceedings of 1995 KSEA International Technical Conference: Part 1 Automotive Technology, 1995.

Shaub, H., J. Pandosh, A. Searle, S. Sprague, M.B. Treuhaft, "Engine Durability, Emissions, and Fuel Economy Studies with Special Boundary Lubricant Chemistry," SAE Paper No. 941983, October 1994.

Treuhaft, M.B., F.A. Iddings, G.A. Boyd, and S.R. Sprague, "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology in Studying Lubricant Chemistry to Enhance Bearing and Ring Wear Control in an Operating Engine," SAE Technical Paper Series No. 941982, October 1994.

Treuhaft, M.B., "The Use of Radioactive Tracer Technology to Measure Engine Ring Wear in Response to Dust Ingestion," SAE Technical Paper Series No. 930019, March 1993.

Treuhaft, M.B., R. Burrahm, and S. Shahed, "Application of On-Highway Emissions Technology to a Backhoe," SAE Paper No. 920922, 1992.

Tao, X., "Methodologies for Nonlinear Systems Subjected to Stochastic Parametric and External Excitations," Ph.D. Thesis, Oklahoma State University, December 1990.

Wisnewski, J.P. and M.B. Treuhaft, "Lab Evaluation of Engine Wear as a Function of Dust," Technical Report No. 13468 for U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command (03-2429), July 1989.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Engine Wear Experiments," Final Report 03-9500, San Antonio, Texas: Southwest Research Institute, February 1989.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Examples of Current Surface Mining Research: Operational and Potential," SME Paper No. 83-147, March 1983.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Coal Interface Detectors for Thin Seam Mining," SME Paper 82-411, First International SME/AIME Fall Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 1982.

Treuhaft, M.B., O. Tranbarger, "Coal Interface Detectors for Thin Seam Mining," SME Paper No. 82-411, September 1982.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Expandable Auger Improves Coal Productivity," Design News, August 1982.

Treuhaft, M.B., "Trapping of Lead Particulates in Automotive Exhaust," SAE Paper 770059, International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 1977.

 

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December 28, 2012