The primary function of the piston compression ring is to seal the combustion chamber from the bottom end of the engine. As a result, its conformance to the cylinder liner surface is of prime importance. This close-contact contiguity results in increased friction, making this contact conjunction responsible for a significant proportion of energy losses. The frictional losses can be as much as 2–6% of the expended fuel energy, which is quite significant for such a diminutive contact. Under these conditions, the geometrical profile, the surface topography and the inertial properties of the ring assume significant importance. The paper presents an integrated mixed-hydrodynamic analysis of the compression ring–cylinder liner contact with multi-parameter optimisation, based on the use of a genetic algorithm. The multi-objective functionality includes minimisation of the parasitic energy loss, reduction in the incidence of asperity level interactions as well as minimisation of the ring mass. Both cold running engine conditions and hot running engine conditions in line with the New European Drive Cycle were considered. Hitherto, such an approach has not been reported in the literature.


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    Titel :

    Optimisation of the piston compression ring for improved energy efficiency of high performance race engines




    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    RVK:    ZO 4200: / ZO 4200
    BKL:    55.20 / 55.20 Straßenfahrzeugtechnik
    Lokalklassifikation TIB:    275/7025




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