Tribology of the ring-bore conjunction subject to a mixed regime of lubrication

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 987-998

  Mishra, P C ^a   Rahnejat, H ^a   King, P D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperity contacts; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Piston compression ring; Ring deformation

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY CONTACTS; ASPERITY INTERACTIONS; BOTTOM DEAD CENTRES; ENGINE SPEED; HIGH IMPACTS; IN-PLANE DEFORMATIONS; IN-SITU; MOTORBIKE ENGINES; PRECISE MEASUREMENTS; RING DEFORMATION; TRANSIENT REGIMES;

DEFORMATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; ENGINE PISTONS; TRIBOLOGY;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 64549102967     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES1220     Document Type: Article

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