Tribology of big-end-bearings

The parasitic frictional losses in an engine are estimated to account for 20% of the total engine losses. These include those due to piston assembly (45%), bearings (25%), pumping action (20%) and those attributed to the valve train system (10%). Thus, a quarter of all the parasitic losses are due t...

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Main Authors: P.C. Mishra, Homer Rahnejat
Format: Default Book chapter
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/14331
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