Experimental and theoretical study of instantaneous engine valve train friction

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 628-637

  Mufti, Riaz A ^a   Priest, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMSHAFTS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FRICTION; TORQUE; TRANSDUCERS;

TORQUE TRANSDUCERS;

TRIBOLOGY;

ENGINE; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; TRAIN; VALVE;

EID: 0038673957     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1538189     Document Type: Article

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