The major challenges facing transportation engines - shrinking resources, preserving the environment, and competition - are reviewed and the promise of new materials, specifically ceramics, in helping to meet these challenges is discussed. As a background for understanding the properties of materials, the structure of materials (first at the sub-atomic level, then the molecular level, and finally at the micro structure level) is reviewed. The relationship of this structure to properties of ceramics judged to be of importance to engines is then presented. The effect of these properties on engine performance such as volumetric efficiency, fuel economy, heat rejection, inertia, friction, wear, fuel tolerance and packaging are discussed. It is concluded that ceramics have special properties that, for selected applications, are already justifying their use in transportation engines. It is further concluded that these special application uses will continue to grow and precede general use of ceramics for in-cylinder insulation aimed at improving fuel economy.


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    Title :

    Ceramics for transportation engines - Siren or solution


    Additional title:

    Keramische Werkstoffe fuer Fahrzeugmotoren - Sirene oder Loesung


    Contributors:
    Myers, P.S. (author)


    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    43 Seiten, 20 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 55 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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    Myers,P.S. / Univ.of Wisconsin-Madison,Engine Res.Cent.,Madison,US | Automotive engineering | 1988


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