Venkatesh, S (1974) Engine wear and used oil analysis-A comparative study in high speed diesel engines. In: Wear, 27 (1). pp. 83-89.
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The operational life and reliability of I.C. engines are limited to a certain extent by the break down of the engine components due to wear. It is advantageous to know the condition of an engine and its components without disassembling for detailed measurements. This paper describes the possibility of employing chemical analysis of the used crank case oil to predict the wear of engine components. It is concluded that the acidity and carbon contents of the crank case oil play a significant role in assessing the wear of copper-lead bearings used for the big end of the connecting rod.
|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Additional Information:||copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science|
|Department/Centre:||Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering|
|Date Deposited:||06 Nov 2009 09:31|
|Last Modified:||19 Sep 2010 05:47|
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