Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), it is predicted that internal combustion engines (ICEs) will function as important power sources for plug-in hybrid vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles until 2050. To improve ICE performance, the utilization of technology that is focused on reduci...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6e82762fb4f74818bef79e22de8fa0712021-11-05T09:20:26ZResearch Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines1881-219810.2474/trol.12.82https://doaj.org/article/6e82762fb4f74818bef79e22de8fa0712017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/12/3/12_82/_pdf/-char/enhttps://doaj.org/toc/1881-2198According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), it is predicted that internal combustion engines (ICEs) will function as important power sources for plug-in hybrid vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles until 2050. To improve ICE performance, the utilization of technology that is focused on reducing heat loss and friction loss is critical. To achieve friction reduction, the application of low-viscosity oil for pistons and the realization of lower coefficients of friction between piston rings and cylinders serve as effective boundary conditions. The application of these conditions generates high seizure resistance as well. Many research and evaluation studies have been performed using the single cylinder floating liner engine method. However, there are no engines for which a quantitative evaluation is possible, so the causes behind friction losses are difficult to determine, and a mechanical analysis is difficult to perform. In this study, the trend of power sources analyzed by the IEA, prediction of the reduction in the coefficient of friction in automobiles by the European research center, and the concepts of each engine sliding surface condition are introduced. In addition, the difficulty of quantitative evaluation is also described, and the importance of a standard for the floating liner engine is explained.Yuji MiharaJapanese Society of Tribologistsarticleheat enginethermal efficiencyfriction losstribologypistonpiston ringcylinderPhysicsQC1-999Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Mechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ChemistryQD1-999ENTribology Online, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 82-88 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic heat engine
thermal efficiency
friction loss
tribology
piston
piston ring
cylinder
Physics
QC1-999
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle heat engine
thermal efficiency
friction loss
tribology
piston
piston ring
cylinder
Physics
QC1-999
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Chemistry
QD1-999
Yuji Mihara
Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines
description According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), it is predicted that internal combustion engines (ICEs) will function as important power sources for plug-in hybrid vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles until 2050. To improve ICE performance, the utilization of technology that is focused on reducing heat loss and friction loss is critical. To achieve friction reduction, the application of low-viscosity oil for pistons and the realization of lower coefficients of friction between piston rings and cylinders serve as effective boundary conditions. The application of these conditions generates high seizure resistance as well. Many research and evaluation studies have been performed using the single cylinder floating liner engine method. However, there are no engines for which a quantitative evaluation is possible, so the causes behind friction losses are difficult to determine, and a mechanical analysis is difficult to perform. In this study, the trend of power sources analyzed by the IEA, prediction of the reduction in the coefficient of friction in automobiles by the European research center, and the concepts of each engine sliding surface condition are introduced. In addition, the difficulty of quantitative evaluation is also described, and the importance of a standard for the floating liner engine is explained.
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title Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines
title_short Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines
title_full Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines
title_fullStr Research Trend of Friction Loss Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines
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