Ultrasonic imaging of the piston ring oil film during operation in a motored engine - towards oil film thickness measurement

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 786-793

  Avan, Emin Yusuf ^a   Mills, Robin ^a   Dwyer Joyce, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT AREAS; CYLINDER LINERS; CYLINDER WALLS; EMISSION RATES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; MATCHING MATERIALS; MOUNTED SENSORS; OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL FILMS; PARASITIC LOSS; RING CONTACTS; SENSING AREAS; THIN OIL FILMS; ULTRASONIC PULSE;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; LUBRICATING OILS; PISTON RINGS; REFLECTION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 79959495374     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2010-01-2179     Document Type: Article

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