Abstract
In modern internal combustion engines, the lubricant viscosity affects greatly the friction power loss. To obtain maximum fuel economy of the engines, the lubricants with different viscosities are considered to evaluate the friction properties of the compression ring-cylinder liner conjunction in the engines in this study. To conduct the evaluation, an improved mixed lubrication model is developed with considerations of the cylinder liner deformation, the lubricant thermal effect & transportation, and the change of lubrication condition from full flooded to starve. On this basis, the influence of different viscosity lubricants on the minimum oil film thickness, friction, power loss, FMEP, and wear load are investigated. The numerical result indicates that the low viscosity lubricant is more beneficial to facilitate the change of lubrication condition from starve to fully flooded. Furthermore, the low viscosity lubricant will result in large wear load on the compression ring surface while reducing the friction power loss.
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