... stroke: at the end ofthe intake stroke, both inlet and exhaust valves are closed The inertial action ofthe crankshaft in turn lifts the piston which compresses the mixture The ratio ofthe combustion ... openings in the bore wall The upward and downward motion ofthe piston simultaneously opens and closes these portholes The air-fuel mixture then goes in or out ofthe combustion chamber through the portholes ... rotation The combustion ofthe air-fuel mixture takes place in the chamber formed between the piston andthe cylinder head The piston then moves up and down in the cylinder via combustion pressure and...
... between the piston andthe cylinder bore is too narrow, then the expanded piston will touch the bore wall instantly If the clearance is too wide, it will cause blowby ofthe combustion gas when the ... should look not only at the surface, such as the hardness andthe coefficient of friction, but also the quality ofthe substrate on which the modification is implemented The castings must have ... ends ofthe upper end The piston-pin boss for the piston pin is positioned at the center The high contact pressure exerted by the piston pin is likely to cause abrasive wear ofthe boss The piston...
... follows the uneven shape ofthe cylinder bore wall Both the distorted cylinder andthe swing motion ofthe piston make the ring gap open and close repeatedly During this motion, the degree of side ... into the clearance between the ring and ring groove The ring lifts in the groove with the inertial force during the exhaust cycle The piston ring 109 JIS-B8032 prescribes that the decline ofthe ... to break the ring A lack of lubrication also causes material failure The surface roughness ofthe ring groove and degree of groove and side 92 Science and technology ofmaterials in automotive...
... Nomenclatures ofthe valve The shape from the crown to the neck is designed to give a smooth gas flow Figure 6.3 shows the position and relative motion of each part ofthe valve mechanism The motion ofthe ... at the solidification point The solidification temperature of cast iron is proportional to the sum ofthe percentage of carbon and one-third ofthe percentage of silicon This is known as the ... a product ofthe pressure (P) and relative slip speed (V) at the running surface, evaluating the severity of lubrication and friction conditions The higher the value, the more severe the working...
... melting thematerials (a) The rotating rod (left) is slightly pressed to the stationary rod (right), so that friction heat is generated at the rubbing plane (b) The heat softens thematerials Then the ... for the valve and valve spring to follow the cam Valve float is the term given to unwanted movements ofthe valve and valve spring due to their inertial weights To avoid this, the load ofthe ... turn ofthe coil spring vibrates up and down at high frequency, independently ofthe motion ofthe entire spring It takes place when the natural frequency ofthe valve spring coincides with the...
... 8.10 Design of forging process The function ofthe forged part determines the required shape, material, accuracy and so on For the mechanical designer, the accuracy and strength ofthe part is ... rod (con-rod) and piston, to smooth revolutions The con-rod rides on the crankpin via a plain bearing The main bearing ofthe crankcase supports the main journal ofthe crankshaft The deep grooves ... at the surface because ofthe rapid cooling andthe high carbon concentration on the surface The part does not undergo a martensitic transformation internally because ofthe slow cooling rate and...
... coil heats and austenitizes the surface, and then the part is quenched in water The depth of heating is related to the frequency ofthe alternating current; the higher the frequency, the thinner ... hardening25 ofthe crankpin andthe corner radii between the crankpin and web The assembled crankshaft uses induction hardening ofthe hole into which the crankpin is forcefitted andofthe corner ... stress Soft silver-plating protects the side surface ofthe retainer holding the rollers from side thrust The performance and life of bearings are very important in extending the life ofthe engine...
... prevent separation ofthe joint during operation, and so the bolt must be able to withstand the tightening load andthe maximum inertial force To reduce the weight ofthe big end, the bolt hole should ... tend to separate the joint between the body and cap Even a slight separation increases friction loss at the big-end boss, and shortens the life ofthe plain bearing The stress on the con-rod bolt ... only to the shape ofthe big-end boss but also to the rigidity ofthe bolt itself The big-end boss should remain circular when the connecting rod bolts are tightened The mating planes in the joint...
... used The response and combustion efficiency ofthe wheel in acceleration is related to the inertial moment, a function ofthe weight The lower the weight, the lower the inertial moment and therefore ... the fuel and lubricant condense The quantity and composition ofthe particles depends on the combustion process, quality of diesel fuel and efficiency of after-treatment The soot is a solid and ... center ofthe housing The expanded engine exhaust gas is directed through the exhaust manifold into the turbine housing The exhaust gas pressure andthe heat energy extracted from the gas cause the...
... at low cost The third column lists the means for meeting the requirements of each function, andthe fourth column lists the properties required ofthematerials used The shape ofthe camshaft, ... Figure C.3 (c) shows the microstructure of a 0.8% carbon steel consisting of pearlite In the region ofthe mixture of α + γ, the amount of cementite 272 Science and technology ofmaterials in automotive ... temperature ofthe water will rise until it is the same as that ofthe room This is the equilibrium state, and it will remain stable unless the temperature ofthe room is changed The phase diagram...
... dislocation cannot move through the grain boundary, and thus the metal is strengthened The smaller the grain size, the greater the number of dead ends, hence the stronger the iron Microstructural hardening: ... strain in solid solutions The radius ofthe white circle (atom) is different from that ofthe black circle.1 quarter ofthe tire size and these stones are densely dispersed, the driver has to take ... returns the wire to its original length The point A is referred to as the yield point The stress A is called the yield stress (indicated by as σ y), and indicates where the elastic property of the...
... thermal conduction 87, 90 thermal distortion 30–1 thermal expansion piston design to compensate 65–8 use of silicon to decrease thermal expansion of aluminum 58–9 thermal mass, reducing 239 thermal ... temperature hardness and piston ring temperature during operation 70–2 recrystallization and recovery 171–3 strength of piston materials at high temperatures 76–7 temperature distributions of valves during ... reinforcement of piston ring groove 72–6 use of silicon to decrease thermal expansion of aluminum 58–9 piston curve 65–7 piston pin 1, 7, 54, 55 piston ring 1, 6, 7, 54, 55, 87–109 designing the self-tension...
... understanding ofthe basic mechanism ofthe disease, susceptibility and resistance, thereby guiding the development of preventive intervention of such disease 27 A greater understanding ofthe effects ... specific period of storage and whether the donors will be re-contacted for consent to the use of their specimens for purposes that fall outside ofthe scope ofthe original (and documented) consent ... This thesis will focus primarily on the collection and use of residual HBMs in research and define the term “residual HBMs” as materials taken from the patient in the course of a diagnostic or therapeutic...
... From the second to the sixth cycle, the oxidation peak and reduction peak coincide with each other The positions of oxidation and reduction peaks stay the same Thus, the TCB material inside the ... determine the presence and ratio of carbon and antimony inside the product Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was further applied to study the surface and micro-structure ofthe product both in the ... NMR and 13 C NMR were conducted by using the CDCl3 as the solvent All the data was processed by the software to get a clear identification ofthe compound Thermal gravity analysis (TGA) was then...
... relative importance ofthe various kinds of data written to disk, both in terms of how much ofthe live blocks they occupy on disk and in terms of how much ofthe data written to the log they represent ... delay the cleaning a while and let more ofthe blocks die in the current segment The value of a segment’s free space is based on the stability ofthe data in the segment Unfortunately, the stability ... writes, then reads the file back sequentially, then writes 100 Mbytes randomly to the existing file, then reads 100 Mbytes randomly from the file, and finally reads the file sequentially again The bandwidth...
... very specialized audience State -of -the- art researchers need this kind of detailed mathematics to understand the theoretical implications ofthe work A basic premise of this book is that most practical ... word in the incoming audio signal is isolated and then analyzed to identify the type of excitation and resonate frequencies These parameters are then compared with previous examples of spoken ... away at the speed of light Aircraft in the path of this wave will reflect a small portion ofthe energy back toward a receiving antenna, situated near the transmission site The distance to the object...