A theoretical model was developed to study the lubrication, friction, dynamics, and oil transport of twin-land oil control rings (TLOCR) in internal combustion engines. A mixed lubrication model with consideration of shear-thinning effects of multigrade oils was used to describe the lubrication between the running surfaces of the two lands and the liner. Oil squeezing and asperity contact were both considered for the interaction between the flanks of the TLOCR and the ring groove. Then, the moments and axial forces from TLOCR/liner lubrication and TLOCR/groove interaction were coupled into the dynamic equations of the TLOCR. Furthermore, effects of piston dynamic tilt were considered in a quasi three-dimensional manner so that the behaviors of the TLOCR at different circumferential locations could be studied. As a first step, variation of the third land pressure was neglected. The model predictions were illustrated via an SI engine. One important finding is that around thrust and anti-thrust sides, the difference between the minimum oil film thickness of two lands can be as high as several micrometers due to piston dynamic tilt. As a result, at thrust and anti-thrust sides, significant oil can pass under one land of the TLOCR along the bore, although the other land perfectly seals the bore. Then, the capabilities of the model were further explained by studying the effects of ring tension and torsional resistance on the lubrication and oil transport between the lands and the liner. The effects of oil film thickness on the flanks of the ring groove on the dynamics of the TLOCR were also studied. Friction results show that boundary lubrication contributes significantly to the total friction of the TLOCR. [S0742-4795(00)01801-9]
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Modeling the Lubrication, Dynamics, and Effects of Piston Dynamic Tilt of Twin-Land Oil Control Rings in Internal Combustion Engines
T. Tian,
T. Tian
Sloan Automotive Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 31-166, Cambridge, MA 021392
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V. W. Wong
V. W. Wong
Sloan Automotive Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 31-166, Cambridge, MA 021392
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T. Tian
Sloan Automotive Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 31-166, Cambridge, MA 021392
V. W. Wong
Sloan Automotive Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 31-166, Cambridge, MA 021392
Contributed by the Internal Combustion Engine Division (ICE) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received by the ICE October 22, 1998; final revision received by the ASME Headquarters March 18, 1999. Associate Technical Editor: D. Assanis.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jan 2000, 122(1): 119-129 (11 pages)
Published Online: March 18, 1999
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Received:
October 22, 1998
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March 18, 1999
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Tian , T., and Wong, V. W. (March 18, 1999). "Modeling the Lubrication, Dynamics, and Effects of Piston Dynamic Tilt of Twin-Land Oil Control Rings in Internal Combustion Engines ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. January 2000; 122(1): 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.483183
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