Incorporation of lubricant shear-thinning in a two-dimensional lubrication analysis for automotive piston-ring packs

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Ma, Ming Tang ^a  

^a Federal Mogul Technology

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PISTON RINGS; PISTONS; SHEAR THINNING;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; LUBRICATION ANALYSIS; LUBRICATION MODELS; MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; MODIFIED POWER LAWS; NEWTONIAN LUBRICANTS; SHEAR THINNING EFFECT; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 85072464559     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-1786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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