Analysis of lubrication and friction for a complete piston-ring pack with an improved oil availability model part 2: Circumferentially variable film

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-27

  Ma, M T ^a   Smith, E H ^a   Shcrrington, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Distorted bore; Friction; Lubrication; Oil availability; Piston ring pack

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CIRCUMFERENTIALLY VARIABLE FILM;

PISTON RINGS;

FRICTION; LUBRICATION; PISTON RING PACKS;

EID: 0030796129     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1350650971542282     Document Type: Article

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