Tribological Systems for High Temperature Diesel Engines
870157
02/01/1987
- Event
- Content
- The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command is developing a future high power, low heat rejection military diesel engine. Performance requirements for the engine result in a predicted cylinder wall temperature of 560°C at the top piston ring reversal location. Thermal stresses imposed on the lubricant will therefore be unusually severe.Midwest Research Institute is developing the tribological system for this engine. A new general concept for high temperature diesel engine lubrication has been formulated. Our concept includes advanced synthetic liquid lubricants, solid lubricant additives, and self-lubricating materials. The lubricants, additives, and materials that have been selected for initial laboratory and engine evaluations of the concept are reported here.
- Pages
- 16
- Citation
- Sutor, P., and Bryzik, W., "Tribological Systems for High Temperature Diesel Engines," SAE Technical Paper 870157, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870157.