This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A two-dimensional finite element program has been developed to analyze the transient heat flow paths in low-heat-rejection engine combustion ...

Tribological evaluation of the interaction between a piston ring and the cylinder liner is a key step toward understanding engine tribology. This kind of test helps automotive manufacturers to comply ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Section 2: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS (1988), pp. 393-402 (10 pages) In current designs of the automotive (kinematic) Stirling engine, the piston rings are made of a reinforced ...

In the combustion chamber of a cylinder block, a piston rapidly slides up and down several thousand times each minute, reaching temperatures as high as several hundred degrees Celsius to generate ...

A 25-year veteran of the manufacturing business, Egan Hernandez joined Industrial Parts Depot (IPD) of Torrance, CA, back in 2011. He handles marketing and communications for IPD, which designs and ...

The 5.4-liter supercharged aluminum V-8 in the '11 Shelby GT500 is 100 pounds lighter than it predecessor. Eight pounds of that comes from an absence of traditional cylinder liners. What do the Nissan ...