Investigation of the top compression ring power loss and energy consumption for different engine conditions

ABSTRACT

The engine power losses and sealing behaviour through compression rings have become a priority for engine manufactures in view of future stringent emissions standards. Historically, compression rings have great application in small road vehicles and high-performance engines. The sealing behaviour of the compression ring has a significant effect on generated friction. Therefore, the lubrication conditions in the compression ring-liner conjunction should be addressed. This study comprises ring-liner mixed hydrodynamics using a two-phase flow and a gas blow-by model. This is implemented to investigate the characteristics of a high-performance top compression ring for different engine conditions. Low, medium, and high driving speeds are examined according to world-wide harmonized light vehicles test cycle. Additionally, the impact of lubricant temperature and compression ring width on power loss and fuel consumption are investigated to display the better engine performance.

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KEYWORDS:

• Compression ring
• high-performance engine
• mixed lubrication
• CFD
• power loss
• fuel consumption
• boundary friction
• viscous friction

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).