Simulation Based Study of the System Piston-Ring-Cylinder of a Marine Two-Stroke Engine

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 653-667

  Wolff, Andrzej ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic Lubrication; Labyrinth Seals; Marine Diesel Engines; Piston Rings; Surface Roughness

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; MACHINE DESIGN; MARINE ENGINES; PISTON RINGS; PISTONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; DEVELOPED MODEL; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LABYRINTH SEAL; MARINE DIESEL ENGINES; MIXED LUBRICATION; PISTON GROOVES; TWO-STROKE ENGINE;

SEALS;

EID: 84902689869     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2014.895886     Document Type: Article

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