New Testing Methods for the Quality Determination of a Combustion Engine Journal Bearing with the Aid of Radio Nuclide Technique RNT

This paper presents experimental and calculated results of a wear analysis of a piston rod bearing as a selected example for the multitude of possible applications of the radio nuclide technique RNT. After a description of the wear measurement device the six steps of the quality determination procedure and exemplary results are presented. It is shown how a wear analysis by RNT leads to an optimization.