Tribology of piston compression ring conjunction under transient thermal mixed regime of lubrication

Tribology International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-258

  Morris, N ^a   Rahmani, R ^a   Rahnejat, H ^a   King, P D ^a   Fitzsimons, B ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction; Heat; Mixed lubrication; Piston ring

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; AVERAGE FLOW MODEL; BOUNDARY FRICTION; COMPRESSION RINGS; CONTACT TEMPERATURE; DRIVING CONDITIONS; ENGINE CONDITIONS; FUEL EFFICIENCY; FUEL ENERGY; HEAT; IC ENGINES; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MIXED LUBRICATION; POWER-LOSSES; SMOOTH SURFACE; THERMAL MODEL; VISCOUS SHEAR;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PISTON RINGS;

FRICTION;

EID: 84871272876     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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