Power Cylinder Oil Consumption: Methods of Measurement

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Power Cylinder ◽  
Methods Of Measurement

Correlation of Power Cylinder Modeling to Empirical Measurements in a John Deere 6135H 13.5L I-6 Engine

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Maschewske ◽  
Erich Rabassa ◽  
Kimm Karrip ◽  
Greg Vander Veen ◽  
Randy Lunsford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Study ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Power Cylinder ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Correlation Parameters ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
Land Pressure ◽  
Gas Pressures

Motivated by the need to achieve greater efficiency in the product development cycle, engine manufacturers in the heavy-duty industry are relying more and more on analytical tools to help resolve performance issues, minimize testing costs and reduce time to market. This is particularly the case in the area of power cylinder development, since the physical phenomena occurring within the cylinders are difficult to observe and quantify. However, analytical tools are useful only if they are able to accurately represent the physical systems that they are supposed to simulate. It therefore becomes critical to establish a correlation between model predictions and empirical measurements. To this end, a correlation study was initiated comparing power cylinder analytical modeling results to empirical measurements in a John Deere 6135H 13.5L I-6 engine. The engine test measurements that were carried out included cylinder pressure, piston land pressure, engine blowby, and lube oil consumption. The correlation parameters considered in the study included piston land gas pressures, power cylinder contribution to engine blowby, and lube oil consumption mechanisms.

Predicted Effects of Cylinder Kit Wear on Blowby and Oil Consumption for Two Diesel Engines

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Richardson ◽  
S. A. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Dynamics Model ◽  
Power Cylinder ◽  
Individual Type ◽  
Cylinder Bore

Durability is very important for current diesel engines. Diesel engine manufacturers are trying to make the engines live as long as possible before overhaul. The time to overhaul for an engine is usually dictated by high oil consumption or blowby. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how wear affects the cylinder kit dynamics, oil consumption, and blowby in an engine. This paper explores the effect of power cylinder component (rings and cylinder bore) wear by using a cylinder kit dynamics model. The model predicts how wear will affect ring motion, inter-ring gas pressure, blowby, etc. The parameters studied were: liner wear, ring face wear, and ring side wear. Two different engines were modeled. The characteristics of these two engines are very different. As a result, the effects of wear are different and the corresponding durability will be different. This illustrates the need to model each individual type of engine separately. The modeling shows that top ring face wear is very significant for maintaining good oil and blowby control. Liner wear is important, but does not have as large an effect as ring wear. The effects of side wear are significant for these two cases. [S0742-4795(00)00203-9]

Three Dimensional Ring Dynamics Modeling Approach for Analyzing Lubrication, Friction and Wear of Piston Ring-Pack

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Mahmoud ◽  
O. Knaus ◽  
T. Parikyan ◽  
M. Patete
Keyword(s):  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Piston Ring ◽  
Parameter Analysis ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Oil Consumption ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
Power Cylinder ◽  
Piston Ring Pack ◽  
Ring Pack ◽  
Cylinder Bore

The automotive industry is subjected to increasing pressure in order to improve fuel efficiency and reduce the CO2 emissions of internal combustion (IC) engines. The power cylinder system (piston, piston ring, and liner) contributes significantly to the friction losses, engine oil consumption and gas leakage called blow-by. The role of cylinder bore shape in engine performance has been the subject of several studies in recent years. High bore distortion must be avoided because it can lead to ring conformability issues, which leads to inadequate sealing resulting in increased blow-by and oil consumption. It also leads to asperity contact between the piston skirt and cylinder bore increasing friction causing abnormally high surface wear. Although bore distortion cannot be eliminated, engine manufacturers strive to contain it within acceptable limits. Therefore, numerical analysis of the power cylinder with physically based mathematical models becomes very essential to the engine and component manufacturer in order to reduce engine development lead time and minimize the number of engine tests. The integrated ring-pack modeling methodology developed by the authors [1] is used to investigate the piston ring-pack performance. Although the modeling approach can be used for extensive parameter analysis of piston, piston rings and lubrication oil consumption, the influence of the bore distortion on the ring conformability and its impact on blow-by, friction and wear is highlighted in this study. Piston tilting, piston ring twist and surface roughness of the piston ring and liner have been taken into consideration.

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