Effect of piston friction on the performance of SI engine: A new thermodynamic approach

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Abu Nada, E ^a   Al Hinti, I ^a   Al Sarkhi, A ^a   Akash, B ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COLD WORKING; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MACHINE DESIGN; METAL WORKING; PISTON RINGS; RINGS (COMPONENTS); SPECIFIC HEAT; SPEED; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRIBOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ENGINE PERFORMANCES; ENGINE SPEEDS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL VISCOSITY; OPERATING SPEEDS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; SI ENGINES; SKIRT FRICTION; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 48949121049     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795777     Document Type: Article

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