NVH Development of Lightweight Polymer Engines Oil Pans for Gasoline

2009-01-2060

05/19/2009

Event
SAE 2009 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The increased demand to reduce cost and weight is forcing engine manufacturers to replace some metal under hood components with high performance polymers. The use of these materials has often been avoided in this type of applications due to concerns around their long-term strength and temperature performance. In particular, the materials of choice for the oil pans in the gasoline engines, at the present time, are aluminum and stamped steel.
This paper presents a case study to evaluate the NVH performance of a plastic oil pan designed to replace a stamped steel pan in a gasoline engine. Emphasis is given to the design features and material characteristics that were considered to achieve the required NVH performance. Experimental data, presented in this paper, demonstrates that an optimally designed thermoplastic oil pan achieved equal or superior NVH performance while providing substantial weight saving which plays a critical role in improving fuel efficiency along with potential cost advantage.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2060
Pages
5
Citation
Zouani, A., Smith, T., Valencia, F., Gan, C. et al., "NVH Development of Lightweight Polymer Engines Oil Pans for Gasoline," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2060, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2060.
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Published
May 19, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-2060
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English