Effects of the connecting-rod-related design parameters on the piston dynamics and the skirt-liner lubrication

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 227, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 885-898

  Meng, Xianghui ^a   Ning, Lipu ^a   Xie, Youbai ^a   Wong, Victor W ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecting rod; Design parameters; Mixed lubrication; Piston dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONNECTING RODS; DYNAMICS; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; FRICTIONAL FORCES; HIGH-SPEED ENGINES; MINIMUM OIL FILM THICKNESS; MIXED LUBRICATION; OIL FILM THICKNESS; PISTON-LINER SYSTEM; ROTATIONAL INERTIA;

PISTONS;

EID: 84880521559     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954407012464025     Document Type: Article

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