A Model for Wear and Friction in Cylinder Liners and Piston Rings

Abstract

A one-dimensional elstohydrodynamic mixed lubrication wear and friction model is developed. The model can predict the effects of surface roughness, asperity contact, temperature-pressure-viscosity on wear, lubrication, and friction of the piston rings and cylinder liner. Wear is predicted based on the surface asperity contact pressure. The cylinder bore wear and the ring pack friction during an engine break-in are simulated and compared with the experimental results. The influence of cylinder wall temperature and surface roughness on friction and wear is investigated. The ring pack friction due to oil viscous shearing and asperity contact is found to reach its minimum at a certain oil temperature.

Keywords:

• Wear
• Friction
• Model
• Cylinder Liner
• Piston Ring
• Break-in

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The sponsorship and technical and financial support of the US Army National Automotive Center, TARDEC, Warren, Michigan, and ARC and ARO, N. Carolina, are acknowledged.

Review led by Gary Barber