A radiotracer method has been developed to measure piston ring and cylinder bore wear rates in spark-ignition (SI) engines. The method has sufficient sensitivity to measure ring and bore wear rates in real time during normal operating conditions. This work reports measurements on the rates of break-in and steady-state wear of piston rings and cylinder bores during a variety of engine operating conditions. Results show that piston ring break-in is minimal and that ring wear rates are constant at steady-state engine operation. The key factor affecting ring wear is engine brake mean effective pressure (BMEP). Ring wear behavior is repeatable for a given engine type and between two different engine designs. Cylinder bore wear is dominated by initial break-in, cold-start wear, and changes in operating conditions. Wear of the cylinder bore during steady-state operating conditions is very low when compared to break-in and changes in conditions. Both piston ring and cylinder bore wear rates as measured by the radiotracer method are reasonable when compared with long-term wear observed in vehicle tests.


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    Title :

    Effect of Break-In and Operating Conditions on Piston Ring and Cylinder Bore Wear in Spark-Ignition Engines


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2004 Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference & Exhibition ; 2004



    Publication date :

    2004-10-25




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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