Friction Characteristics of Steel Pistons for Diesel Engines

The use of iron pistons is increasing due to the higher power requirements of diesel truck engines. Expansion of the iron piston is a common concern. The purpose of this study is to clarify the lubrication conditions of cast iron and steel pistons. Friction of steel and cast iron pistons were measur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kim, Dallwoo, Ito, Akemi, Ishikawa, Yasuhiro, Osawa, Katsuyuki, Iwasaki, Yoshiyuki
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91633