Effects of Surface Irregularities on Piston Ring- Cylinder Tribo Pair of a Two Stroke Motor Engine in Hydrodynamic Lubrication

Tribological parameters such as friction, lubrication and wear influence strongly the engine component's life. In this study, a piston ring-cylinder system simulated taking into account the surface modifications under fully flooded lubrication and normal engine conditions. The hydrodynamic pressure field solved based on the Navier Stokes equations by Fluid Structure Interaction analysis. A real experimental data of piston ringcylinder was used from a two stroke motor engine 50 cc. The surface irregularities are measured by 3D coordinate measurement machine while the engine has been worked about 4000 hours. The friction force, the hydrodynamic pressure, the oil film and the mechanical stresses were predicted for different engine conditions. Results show that the worn profile ring reduces the friction as well as the mechanical stresses increased. Surface condition of worn top ring was observed after a metallurgical profile analysis. © 2015 Published by Faculty of Engineering Corresponding author: Pantelis Nikolakopoulos University of Patras, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Machine Design Laboratory, Greece E-mail: [email protected]