Fabrication and Testing of a Ceramic Two-Cycle Diesel Engine

Abstract

The project effort was focused around evaluating the friction horsepower performance of a single cylinder two-stroke opposed piston diesel engine, fabricated from conventional metal components and then with the substitution of ceramic components for the cylinder liner and pistons. The ceramic configurations were run ringless and without cylinder lubrication. Frictional torque measurements were 50% lower than in the standard baseline case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175229

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People

  • James W. Macbeth

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Assembly
  • Carbon Steels
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Engineered Materials
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Iron Alloys
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Working
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Steel
  • Structural Ceramics
  • Tensile Stress
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).