The Starved Lubrication of Piston Rings in a Diesel Engine
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
- Vol. 20 (6), 345-352
- https://doi.org/10.1243/jmes_jour_1978_020_060_02
Abstract
Miniature pressure and film thickness transducers mounted in the cylinder liner of a diesel engine have been used to study the lubrication of piston rings. The method of using the gauges to determine oil starvation in the inlet of the rings is described and results from a working engine are presented. Calculations for both starved and fully flooded rings have been carried out and are compared with the measured results.Keywords
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