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Piston-Ring Assembly Friction Modeling by Similarity Analysis
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A semi-empirical engine piston/ring assembly friction model based on the concept of the Stribeck diagram and similarity analysis is described. The model was constructed by forming non-dimensional parameters based on design and operating conditions. Friction data collected by the Fixed-Sleeve method described in [1]* at one condition, were used to correlate the coefficient of friction of the assembly and the other non-dimensional parameters. Then, using the instantaneous cylinder pressure as input together with measured and calculated design and operating parameters, reasonable assembly friction and fmep predictions were obtained for a variety of additional conditions, some of which could be compared with experimental values. Model inputs are component dimensions, ring tensions, piston skirt spring constant, piston skirt thermal expansion, engine temperatures, speed, load and oil viscosity.
It is suggested that this approach may be useful for estimating piston/ring assembly friction for new designs which are geometrically similar to tested hardware.
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Lin, S. and Patterson, D., "Piston-Ring Assembly Friction Modeling by Similarity Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 930794, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/930794.Also In
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