Emil Wróblewski

Geometric shape of the support surface of the piston

Geometry of the slot between piston bearing surface and cylinder bore affects the friction losses of the IC engine to the far extent. It appears that these losses depend more on the area covered with oil than the thickness of oil layer separating collaborating parts. Barrel-shaped or stepwise piston bearing surface is the way to reduce the oil-covered area. The first concept has been used for years while the stepwise profile has not been applied for various reasons, although this idea providing higher load capacity of oil layer in stepwise slot was published in literature in the fifties of twentieth century. The stepwise profile can be obtained covering the cylindrical or tapered piston-bearing surface with a thin layer graphite. This paper presents the results of simulation leading to the reduction in friction losses and abrasive wear of piston bearing surface and cylinder bore. Covering the piston bearing surface with a thin layer of graphite one can get an extremely advantageous tribological properties of the piston assembly which means the expected parameters of oil film and in a case of film rupture – an ignorable abrasive wear of the graphite layer and/or cylinder bore.

[i][/i]THE IMPACT OF MICROGEOMETRY BEARING SURFACE OF THE PISTON ON THE PARAMETERS OF OIL FILM

The formation of oil film is possible under certain parameters of microgeometry cooperating components the main node of the internal combustion engine, which is a piston-pin-piston rings. In addition, this node is primarily responsible for the formation of mechanical losses. It is advisable to reduce friction losses in the piston-cylinder group lead to an increase in the overall efficiency of the engine and thus reduce the fuel consumption. One way of achieving these objectives is modification of microgeometry of the piston-bearing surface, which cooperates with the cylinder wall. The geometry of the gap between the piston skirt and the cylinder liner greatly affects the friction loss inside the engine. This means that the friction loss is much more affected by the area covered by the oil film separating the mating elements than its thickness. The method to reduce the area covered by the oil film is a modification of the bearing surface of the piston by adjusting the profile. The supporting surface, which performs a reciprocating motion relative to the strokes of the cylinder liner ensure the continuity of the oil film with the smallest possible value of the friction losses at the node piston-cylinder. This paper presents the results of simulation leading which aim to determining the parameters oil film on the friction loss for the modified bearing surface of the piston.

The problems of piston skirt microgeometry in combustion engines

Geometry of the slot between piston bearing surface and cylinder bore affects the friction losses of the IC engine to the far extent. It appears that these losses depend more on the area covered with oil than the thickness of oil layer separating collaborating parts. Barrel-shaped or stepwise piston bearing surface is the way to reduce the oil covered area. Turns out that the referred to friction losses contributes more to area covered by the oil film than the film thickness of the separation elements cooperating. The method to reduce the area covered by the oil film is a modification of the bearing surface of the piston by adjusting the profile. This paper presents the results of simulation leading to the reduction in friction losses and abrasive wear of piston bearing surface and cylinder bore. Covering the piston bearing surface with a thin layer of graphite one can get an extremely advantageous tribological properties of the piston assembly which means the expected parameters of oil film and in a case of film rupture-an ignorable abrasive wear of the graphite layer and/or cylinder bore.

Investigation of friction loss in internal combustion engine of experimental microgeometry piston bearing surface

Abstract The piston is the most mechanically and thermally loaded engine component. The energy required to overcome the mechanical losses in the combustion engine is approx. 10% of the energy supplied to the engine in a fuel. The main node piston-pin-piston rings are most responsible for the formation of mechanical losses. It is advisable to reduce friction losses in the piston-cylinder group lead to an increase in the overall efficiency of the engine and thus reduce the fuel consumption. The way of achieving these objectives is modification of microgeometry of the piston-bearing surface, which cooperates with the cylinder wall. The geometry of the gap between the piston skirt and the cylinder liner greatly affects the friction loss inside combustion engine. A way to reduce the area covered by the oil film is the application of a stepped profile of the piston skirt. The stepwise profile can be obtained covering the cylindrical or tapered piston-bearing surface with a thin layer graphite. Covering the piston bearing surface with a thin layer of graphite one can get an extremely advantageous tribological properties of the piston assembly which means the expected parameters of oil film and reduction friction loss. In this article, the results of research on experimental pistons on friction loss in combustion engine are presented.

Reducing wear of piston rings using zero flow nitriding

This article presents new method of controlled gas nitriding called ZeroFlow, which is used for nitriding of internal combustion engine parts. Increasing efficiency of internal combustion engines means that engines are working under high thermal and mechanical loads, which is the unfavourable phenomenon – especially for elements of engine power train such as crankshaft or piston rings. Due to the high temperature and pressure in cylinder during combustion, piston rings are working under limit loads, which mean that lengthened fatigue life and wear resistant are of critical importance. Heat treatment is the most common way used for improving tribological properties of piston rings; one of the methods of heat treatment using in automotive industry, which meets with growing interest, is nitriding, especially controlled gas nitriding. The main aim of nitriding is to obtain layer with higher surface hardness, improved fatigue life and corrosion resistance, increased wear resistant and antigallic properties. According to that, this layer increase durability of nitrided parts, and as a result – durability of machines and vehicles. Steel nitriding using the ZeroFlow method allows precise forming of nitrided layers with respect to the phase structure, zone thicknesses and hardness distribution, which means that the ZeroFlow nitriding enable maintenance of full control over the kinetics of the nitrided layer growth. Kinetics of nitrided layer growth allows developing the especially dedicated process with specific parameters, which ensure obtaining on piston rings nitrided layer with strictly defined, required properties.