DEVELOPMENT OF A CYLINDER WATER SEAL TO PREVENT DIESEL ENGINE CRANKCASE CAVITATION EROSION 600459
The U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station's experience with cavitation-erosion failures of several engine crankcase designs are described. A unique test procedure involving the use of soft test plugs was developed for rapid evaluation of possible corrective measures required for a naval 600-horsepower aluminum crankcase design. A wide-band cylinder water seal, designed and developed to prevent crankcase cavitation-erosion failures, is described. In both laboratory and Fleet tests, the new seal prevented cavitation-erosion in the critical water seal areas of the aluminum crankcases of these engines.
Citation: NEILD, A., "DEVELOPMENT OF A CYLINDER WATER SEAL TO PREVENT DIESEL ENGINE CRANKCASE CAVITATION EROSION," SAE Technical Paper 600459, 1960, https://doi.org/10.4271/600459. Download Citation
Author(s):
A. BAYNE NEILD
Pages: 14
Event:
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Diesel / compression ignition engines
Crankcases
Engine cylinders
Test procedures
Seals and gaskets
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