Mapping lubricating film thickness, film extent and ring twist for the compression-ring in a firing internal combustion engine

Tribology International

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-118

  Garcia Atance Fatjo, G ^a   Smith, E H ^a   Sherrington, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oil film extent; Oil film thickness measurement; Piston ring lubrication; Piston ring twist

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RINGS; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; LUBRICATING FILMS; OIL FILM THICKNESS; OIL FILMS; OPERATING CONDITION; PISTON-RING TWIST; POST PROCESSING;

ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; FILM THICKNESS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

LUBRICATING OILS;

EID: 84887266359     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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