An Experimental Study of Piston Skirt Roughness and Profiles on Piston Friction Using the Floating Liner Engine 2016-01-1043
The piston skirt is an important contributor of friction in the piston assembly. This paper discusses friction contributions from various aspects of the piston skirt. A brief study of piston skirt patterns is presented, with little gains being made by patterning the piston skirt coating. Next the roughness of the piston skirt coating is analyzed, and results show that reducing piston skirt roughness can have positive effects on friction reduction. Finally, an introductory study into the profile of the piston skirt is presented, with the outcome being that friction reduction is possible by optimizing the skirt profile.
Citation: Westerfield, Z., Totaro, P., Kim, D., and Tian, T., "An Experimental Study of Piston Skirt Roughness and Profiles on Piston Friction Using the Floating Liner Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-1043, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-1043. Download Citation
Author(s):
Zachary Westerfield, Pasquale Totaro, Dallwoo Kim, Tian Tian
Affiliated:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pages: 8
Event:
SAE 2016 World Congress and Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Pistons
Assembling
Optimization
Coatings, colorants, and finishes
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