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Fuel Transport to the Crankcase, Oil Dilution and HC Return with Breather Flow During the Cold Operation of a SI Engine
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2000-01-1235
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2000 World Congress
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Fuel losses to the crankcase, fuel/oil interactions, and fuel return as unburned hydrocarbons in the breather flow have been investigated. Hydrocarbons in the breather flow have been measured during motored and firing engine operation over a range of temperatures. Fuel desorption from the sump oil accounts for a small proportion of this. The major source is hydrocarbons transported past the piston with blowby. After a cold start, around 85% of these are retained in oil films below the ring pack. The recirculation of oil from the films to the sump contributes to bulk oil dilution. This appears to be the prime mechanism by which fuel is lost to oil dilution during cold operation. The mechanism becomes less effective as engine warm-up progresses. At fully-warm oil temperatures (∼100°C), only about 5% are removed from the blowby. Under steady operating conditions which maintain oil temperature at around 100°C, the rate of absorption is balanced by desorption from the sump oil when dilution levels reach 1-2%. At an oil temperature of 70°C, the equilibrium dilution level is typically 2-4%.
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Shayler, P., Winborn, L., and Scarisbrick, A., "Fuel Transport to the Crankcase, Oil Dilution and HC Return with Breather Flow During the Cold Operation of a SI Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-1235, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1235.Also In
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