Cavitation induced starvation for piston-ring/liner tribological conjunction

The study investigates the mechanism of ring-liner lubrication in the vicinity of the top and bottom dead centres of an internal combustion engine. Predicting lubricant transient behaviour is critical when the inlet reversal leads to thin films and inherent metal-to-metal interaction. It was found t...

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Main Authors: Chong, W. W. F. (Author), Teodorescu, M. (Author), Vaughan, N.D (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-04.
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