Heat is a byproduct of combustion. Both air-cooled and water-cooled engines need to dissipate that heat to keep the engine from running too hot. Can piston rings play a role in managing that heat?
SAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Section 2: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS (1988), pp. 393-402 (10 pages) In current designs of the automotive (kinematic) Stirling engine, the piston rings are made of a reinforced ...
SAE Transactions, Vol. 96, Section 7: FUELS AND LUBRICANTS (1987), pp. 240-257 (18 pages) Extensive measurements of oil film temperature and mainly of friction losses have been performed on an ...
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