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Study on Influence of Cylinder Liner Surface Texture on Lubrication Performance for Cylinder Liner–Piston Ring Components

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A marine diesel engine, where the cylinder liner–piston ring (CLPR) pair is one of the most important rubbing pairs, is the heart of a marine system. Studying the lubrication characteristics of the CLPR will provide a guide for rational design of the CLPR to reduce wear and prolong its service life. The surface texture features have a significant impact on the lubricating performance of the CLPR. In this study, the tribological system of the CLPR was investigated. Different surface textures (such as different sizes of surface concaves and grooves, etc.) were designed and produced on the cylinder liners using surface treatment. A series of experimental tests were then carried out in a specially designed diesel engine tester to investigate the tribological characteristics of the treated CLPR pairs. The comparison analyses of the worn surface texture features, element content of the lubrication oil, and abrasive particle characteristics were conducted under different wear surface texture features and cylinder liner speeds. The analysis results showed that there were significant differences in the tribological and lubrication properties of the rubbing pairs in different wear surface texture features. The wear performance of the CLPR pair with a regular concave texture was superior to that of the concave and groove, and regular groove textures. In addition, the regular concave with a depth-diameter ratio of 0.1 was the most effective surface texture to improve the lubrication and wear properties of the CLPR pairs. It is believed that the knowledge obtained in this study provides the real practical basis for tribological design and manufacturing of CLPR pair in marine diesel engines.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (NSFC) (No. 51139005), the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation for Young Teachers in the Higher Education Institutions of China (No. 131051), the China Scholarship Council (CSC) (File No. 201206950042), and the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. B08031).

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  1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 1040 Heping Road, Yujiatou Campus, Wuhan, 430063, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiwei Guo, Chengqing Yuan, Peng Liu & Xinping Yan

  2. Key Laboratory of Marine Power Engineering & Technology (Ministry of Communications), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430063, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiwei Guo, Chengqing Yuan, Peng Liu & Xinping Yan

  3. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Zhongxiao Peng

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Guo, Z., Yuan, C., Liu, P. et al. Study on Influence of Cylinder Liner Surface Texture on Lubrication Performance for Cylinder Liner–Piston Ring Components. Tribol Lett 51, 9–23 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-013-0141-y

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