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A Study on Lubrication Characteristics of Automotive Engine Oil Merchandised in Domestic (국내 판매되는 자동차용 엔진오일의 윤활특성 연구)

  • Kim, Shin;Kang, Hyung-Kyu;Lim, Tae-Yoon;Kwon, Jong-Soo;Kim, Jai-Gueon;Choi, Dae-Sung;Kim, Dong-Kil;Jung, Choong-Sub
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.432-437
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    • 2009
  • The effect of oxidation in SAE 5W30 engine oils on friction and wear characteristics was investigated using reciprocating bench tester and shell 4-ball tester. Commercial engine oils were collected and oxidized using the KS M 2021 method modifying the oxidation time. Kinematic viscosity, total acid number(TAN), FT-IR spectrum and total base number(TBN) also measured to examine the chemical change of oils with oxidation. The results showed that TAN was slightly changed and Kinematic viscosity was suddenly increased during the oxidation stage. however, TBN results keep a constant slope after TBN linearly decreased with oxidation time. Spectroscopy results showed that spectrums were orderly increased at $1710cm^{-1}$ during the oxidation time. Friction test results showed that oxidation of oils formed unstable friction layers causing higher fluctuating friction. however, the wear resistance was independent of oxidized time due to the different friction characteristics by oxidation. We found several factors in relation to lubrication properties with oxidation time. This factors were Viscosity, TBN, change of FT-IR spectrum, friction coefficient using reciprocating bench tester and wear scar.

The effect of lubricant containing diamond nano-powder on performance (나노다이아몬드 첨가 윤활제가 디젤엔진의 성능에 미치는 영향)

  • Son, Kwun;Lee, Jung-Seok;Park, Tae-Hee;Park, Kweon-Ha
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.38 no.9
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    • pp.1039-1044
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    • 2014
  • Many research works have been conducted to improve a lubrication performance on diesel engines working in severe conditions. In this study the lubricant containing diamond nano-powder is applied on a diesel engine, and the engine performance is analyzed. The concentration of nano-diamond lubricant fabricated by the matrix synthesis dispersion method is varied. The test results with the nano lubricants are compared with the base oil. The result shows the improvement of efficiency with friction reduction and exhaust emissions reduction of CO, smoke and so on.

Friction Characteristics of piston Skirt Parametric Investigation

  • Cho, Myung-Rae;Kim, Jee-Woon;Moon, Tae-Sun;Han, Dong-Chul
    • KSTLE International Journal
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of design parameters on the friction loss in piston skirt. An analytical model to describe the friction characteristics of piston skirt has been presented, which is based on the secondary motion of piston and mixed lubrication theory, It could be shown that the skirt friction closely depends on the side force acted on the piston pin. The side force is inf1uenced by cylinder pressure at low engine speed, but by inertia force at high engine speed. The usage of extensive skirt area and low weight piston is effective to reduce the friction loss at high speed. The low viscosity oil considerably decreases viscous friction as engine speed increases, but it increases boundary friction at low engine speed. From the parametric study, it is found that the skirt axial profile is the most important design parameter related to the reduction of skirt friction.

Study on the Characteristics of Piston Friction Losses for Fuel Injected Mass and Oil Temperature in a Gasoline Engine (가솔린 엔진에서 연료 분사량 및 오일 온도에 따른 피스톤 마찰손실 특성 연구)

  • Kang, Jongdae;Cho, Jinwoo;Park, Sungwook
    • Journal of ILASS-Korea
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.161-166
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    • 2022
  • To measure the change in friction loss due to the control of fuel mass and oil temperature in a gasoline engine, the floating liner method was used to measure the friction generated by the piston of a single-cylinder engine. First, to check the effect of combustion pressure on friction, the friction loss was measured by adjusting the fuel mass. It was confirmed that the friction loss increased as the fuel mass increased under the same lubrication conditions. In addition, it was confirmed that the mechanical efficiency decreased as the fuel mass increased. Next, to check the effect of lubrication conditions on friction, the friction loss was measured by controlling the oil temperature. It was confirmed that friction loss increased as the oil temperature decreased at the same fuel mass. As the oil temperature decreases, the viscosity increases, resulting in decreased mechanical efficiency and increased friction loss.

A Study on Engine Durability Considering Oil Consumption and Wear of Piston-Ring Pack and Cylinder Bore (피스톤 링 팩 및 실린더 보아 마모와 오일소모를 고려한 엔진 내구수명 연구)

  • Chun Sang-Myung
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 2006
  • Ring, groove and cylinder bore wear may not be a problem in most current automotive engines. However, a small change in ring face, groove geometry and cylinder bore diameter can significantly affect the lubrication characteristics and ring axial motion. This in turn can cause to change inter-ring pressure, blowby and oil consumption in an engine. Therefore, by predicting the wear of piston ring face, ring groove and cylinder bore altogether, the changed ring end gap and the changed volume of gas reservoir can be calculated. Then the excessive oil consumption can be predicted. Being based on the calculation of gas flow amount by the theory of piston ring dynamics and gas flow, and the calculation of oil film thickness and friction force by the analysis of piston ring lubrication, the calculation theory of oil amount through top ring gap into combustion chamber will be set. This is estimated as engine oil consumption. Furthermore, the wear theories of ring, groove and cylinder bore are included. Then the each amount of wear is to be obtained. The changed oil consumption caused by the new end gap and the new volume of oil reservoir around second land, can be calculated at some engine running interval. Meanwhile, the wear amount and oil consumption occurred during engine durability cycle are compared with the calculated values. Next, the calculated amount of oil consumption and wear are compared with the guideline of each part's wear and oil consumption. So, the timing of part repair and engine life cycle can be predicted in advance without performing engine durability test. The wear data of rings, grooves and cylinder bore are obtained from three engines before and after engine durability test. The calculated wear data of each part are turn out to be around the band of averaged test values or a little below.

A Study on Cylinder Bore Wear during Engine Durability Test (엔진 내구시험 시 실린더 보아의 마모에 관한 연구)

  • Chun Sang-Myung
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.131-136
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    • 2006
  • Cylinder bore wear may not be a problem in most current automotive engines. However, a small change in cylinder bore diameter can significantly affect the lubrication characteristics and ring axial motion. This in turn can cause to change inter-ring pressure, blow-by and oil consumption in an engine. Therefore, by predicting the wear of piston ring face, ring groove and cylinder bore altogether, the changed ring end gap and the changed volume of gas reservoir can be calculated. Then the excessive oil consumption can be predicted. Being based on the calculation of gas flow amount by the theory of piston ring dynamics and gas flow, and the calculation of oil film thickness and friction force by the analysis of piston ring lubrication, the calculation theory of oil amount through top ring gap into combustion chamber will be set. This is estimated as engine oil consumption. Furthermore, the wear theories of ring, groove and cylinder bore are included. Then the each amount of wear is to be obtained. The changed oil consumption caused by the new end gap and the new volume of oil reservoir around second land, can be calculated at some engine running interval. Meanwhile, the wear amount and oil consumption occurred during engine durability cycle are compared with the calculated values. Next, the calculated amount of oil consumption and wear are compared with the guideline of each pare0s wear and oil consumption. So, the timing of part repair and engine life cycle can be predicted in advance without performing engine durability test. The wear data of cylinder bore diameter are obtained from three engines before and after engine durability test. The calculated wear data of cylinder bore diameter are turn out to be twice of the lower bound of averaged test values at TDC and the lower bound at BDC.

A Study on Ring Face and Groove Wear during Engine Durability Test (엔진 내구시험 시 링 외주면 및 그루브 마모에 관한 연구)

  • Chun Sang-Myung
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.211-217
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    • 2006
  • Ring and groove wear may not be a problem in most current automotive engines. However, a small change in ring face and groove geometry can significantly affect the lubrication characteristics and ring axial motion. This in turn can cause to change inter-ring pressure, blow-by and oil consumption in an engine. Therefore, by predicting the wear of piston ring face, ring groove and cylinder bore altogether, the changed ring end gap and the changed volume of gas reservoir can be calculated. Then the excessive oil consumption can be predicted. Being based on the calculation of gas flow amount by the theory of piston ring dynamics and gas flow, and the calculation of oil film thickness and friction force by the analysis of piston ring lubrication, the calculation theory of oil amount through top ring gap into combustion chamber will be set. This is estimated as engine oil consumption. Furthermore, the wear theories of ring, groove and cylinder bore are included. Then the each amount of wear is to be obtained. The changed oil consumption caused by the new end gap and the new volume of oil reservoir around second land, can be calculated at some engine running interval. Meanwhile, the wear amount and oil consumption occurred during engine durability cycle are compared with the calculated values. Next, the calculated amount of oil consumption and wear are compared with the guideline of each part's wear and oil consumption. So, the timing of part repair and engine life cycle can be predicted in advance without performing engine durability test. The wear data of rings and grooves are obtained from three engines before and after engine durability test. The calculated wear data of each part are turn out to be at the lower bound of aver-aged test values or a little below.