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Direct measurement of piston friction of internal-combustion engines using the floating-liner principle

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posted on 2015-06-08, 13:48 authored by Michael Gore, Michael Theaker, S.J. Howell-Smith, Homer Rahnejat, Paul KingPaul King
Piston–cylinder interactions account for a significant portion of frictional losses in an internal-combustion engine. This is mainly as the result of significant changes in the operating conditions (the load, the speed and the temperature) as well as the contact geometry and the encountered topography during a typical engine cycle. These changes alter the regime of lubrication which underlies the mechanisms of friction generation. The multi-variate interactive nature of the problem requires quite complex analyses which do not fully replicate the actual in-situ conditions. Therefore, there is a need for direct measurement of cyclic friction under controlled conditions. The paper describes the use of a novel floating-liner arrangement which is capable of direct measurement of friction, its transitory mechanisms, as well as determination of the regime of lubrication.

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This work was financially supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council with the Program Grant: Encyclopaedic [grant number: EP/G012334/1], under which the current research is conducted, and a consortium of industrial concerns, including BP Castrol, Aston Martin Lagonda, Capricorn Automotive, Ricardo Consulting Engineers, ProDrive and ES Technology and, in particular, Capricorn Automotive Ltd.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART D-JOURNAL OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

Volume

228

Issue

3

Pages

344 - 354 (11)

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GORE, M. ... et al, 2014. Direct measurement of piston friction of internal-combustion engines using the floating-liner principle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D- Journal of Automobile Engineering, 228 (3), pp.344-354.

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Sage Publications / © IMechE

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2014

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This is an Open Access Article published by SAGE on behalf of IMechE and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed.

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0954-4070

Language

  • en

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