Improving fuel efficiency with laser surface textured piston rings

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 542-547

  Etsion, I ^a   Sher, E ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Engine friction; Fuel efficiency; IC Engines; Laser surface texturing; Piston rings

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENGINES; FRICTION; FUELS; LASERS; PISTON RINGS; RINGS (COMPONENTS); SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING; STEEL METALLURGY; TEXTURING;

ENGINE FRICTION; ENGINE SPEED; EXHAUST GAS COMPOSITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FORD TRANSITS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; IC ENGINES; LASER SURFACE TEXTURING; LASER SURFACES; LOAD CONDITIONS; NATURALLY ASPIRATED; SMOKE LEVELS;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 59649120894     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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