Oil film thickness measurement: A contribution to the understanding and control of lubrication in the piston-ring packs of IC engines

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

Volumn 225, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 595-601

  Sherrington, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lubrication control; Marine engine lubrication; Oil film thickness measurement; Piston ring lubrication

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FEEDBACK-BASED SYSTEMS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; IC ENGINES; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; MARINE ENGINE LUBRICATION; OIL FILM THICKNESS; PISTON-RING LUBRICATION;

ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LUBRICATING OILS; MARINE ENGINES; THICKNESS GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 79960265666     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: 2041305X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350650111399217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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