Critical Component Wear in Heavy Duty Engines (PDF)

The critical parts of a heavy duty engine are theoretically
designed for infinite life without mechanical fatigue failure. Yet
the life of an engine is in reality determined by wear of the
critical parts. Even if an engine is designed and built to have
normal wear life, abnormal wear takes place either due to special
working conditions or increased loading. Understanding
abnormal and normal wear enables the engineer to control the
external conditions leading to premature wear, or to design the
critical parts that have longer wear life and hence lower costs.
The literature on wear phenomenon related to engines is scattered
in numerous periodicals and books. For the first time,
Lakshminarayanan and Nayak bring the tribological aspects of
different critical engine components together in one volume,
covering key components like the liner, piston, rings, valve, valve
train and bearings, with methods to identify and quantify wear.

* The first book to combine solutions to critical component wear
in one volume

* Presents real world case studies with suitable mathematical
models for earth movers, power generators, and sea going
vessels

* Includes material from researchers at Schaeffer Manufacturing
(USA), Tekniker (Spain), Fuchs (Germany), BAM (Germany), Kirloskar
Oil Engines Ltd (India) and Tarabusi (Spain)

* Wear simulations and calculations included in the
appendices

* Instructor presentations slides with book figures available
from the companion site

Critical Component Wear in Heavy Duty Engines is aimed at
postgraduates in automotive engineering, engine design, tribology,
combustion and practitioners involved in engine R&D for
applications such as commercial vehicles, cars, stationary engines
(for generators, pumps, etc.), boats and ships. This book is also a
key reference for senior undergraduates looking to move onto
advanced study in the above topics, consultants and product mangers
in industry, as well as engineers involved in design of furnaces,
gas turbines, and rocket combustion.

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