Effects of a Cylinder Liner Microstructure on Lubrication Condition of a Twin-Land Oil Control Ring and a Piston Skirt of an Internal Combustion Engine

It is hypothesized that structured sliding-surfaces improve the lubrication condition by forming an oil sump on sliding surface, redistributing oil, and trapping wear debris. For these reasons, have been used as a friction reduction method for long time. In this work, effects of microstructure laid cylinder liner internal combustion engine twin-land control ring (TLOCR) piston skirt were investigated comparing between conventional fine-honed (CFL) micro-structured with CFL. The measurements using floating showed improved reducing hydrodynamic friction. On other hand, it was also observed could result in elevated under certain operating conditions.