The effect of load and viscosity on the minimum operating oil film thickness of piston-rings in internal combustion engines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-391

  Sochting S J ^a   Sherrington, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oil film thickness measurement; Piston ring lubrication

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; COMPUTER MODELS; CYLINDER LINERS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; ENGINE LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; MINIMUM OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; OIL TRANSPORT; TOP DEAD CENTRES;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; MAGNETIC FILMS; PISTON RINGS; THICKNESS GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 70349678736     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET556     Document Type: Article

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