Effect of cylinder deactivation on the tribo-dynamics and acoustic emission of overlay big end bearings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-151

  Mohammadpour, M ^a   Rahmani, R ^a   Rahnejat, H ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Bearing dynamics; Elliptic bore big end bearings; Thermo mixed elastohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; DIESEL ENGINES; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; ENGINES; FRICTION;

BEARING DYNAMICS; BRAKE SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; CYLINDER DEACTIVATION (CDA); END BEARINGS; ENGINE CONFIGURATION; ENGINE LOADING; FRICTIONAL LOSS; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 84904130825     PISSN: 14644193     EISSN: 20413068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464419313519085     Document Type: Article

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