Structural ceramic components have been successfully operated in a diesel engine. The pistons, liner, and housing for an opposed piston, two-cycle (valveless) engine were fabricated from sintered alpha SiC. The ceramic engine was tested without any lubrication or cooling in the cylinder. Data was collected for both the motoring and firing tests for discussion.


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    Title :

    A Low Friction, Unlubricated SiC Diesel Engine


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Flynn, G. (author) / Timoney, S. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1983



    Publication date :

    1983-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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