The influence of lubricant degradation on measured piston ring film thickness in a fired gasoline reciprocating engine
- Submitting institution
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The University of Bradford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 71
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.triboint.2018.07.002
- Title of journal
- Tribology International
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 112
- Volume
- 129
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0301-679X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301679X1830330X?via%3Dihub
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Increasing the time or distance between lubricant changes in an automobile reduces the lifecycle environmental impact of the vehicle in terms of used lubricant disposal. The findings of this industrial collaboration showed that the lubricant aging process increases the film thickness of the lubricant in the engine, which will increase friction, reduce efficiency and increase harmful exhaust emissions. Key results were included in an invited plenary paper by Priest presented at the 43rd Leeds‐Lyon Symposium on Tribology in 2016, and the lead researcher went on to take up a high-profile industrial role based on the skills developed here.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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