Oil film thickness in engine connecting-rod bearing with consideration of thermal effects: Comparison between theory and experiment

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 901-907

  Cho, Myung Rae ^a,b   Han, Dong Chul ^a,b   Choi, Jae Kwon ^a,b  

^a Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONNECTING RODS; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEARING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; MINIMUM OIL FILM THICKNESSES (MOFT); THERMOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; TOTAL CAPACITANCE METHOD; TRANSIENT ENERGY EQUATIONS;

DIESEL ENGINES;

BEARING; CONNECTING ROD; FILM THICKNESS; OIL;

EID: 0033201546     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834153     Document Type: Article

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