Fibre Optic Sensors for Long-Term Monitoring of Oil Film Pressure in Diesel Engine Main Bearing

Tribology Letters

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-54

  Kapulainen, Markku ^a   Ronkainen, Helena ^a   Hokkanen, Ari ^a   Stuns, Ingmar ^a   Varjus, Simo ^a   Nyyssönen, Sami ^a   Turunen, Raimo ^a   Halme, Jari ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diesel engine; Fibre optic sensor; Journal bearing; Oil film pressure

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATING OILS;

HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARINGS; LONG TERM MONITORING; MEDIUM SPEED DIESEL ENGINE; OIL FILM PRESSURE; ON-LINE DETERMINATION; PRESSURE VARIATIONS; REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; TRIBOLOGICAL CONTACTS;

ENGINE CYLINDERS;

EID: 84958111212     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-014-0373-5     Document Type: Article

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