IMPACT EVALUATION OF PISTON RINGS MOBILITY ON A GAS PASSAGE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (ICE)

To estimate the effect of the axial movement of piston rings in the piston grooves on the blow-by in the internal combustion engine (ICE) by an experiment- calculated method. This contributes to the development of practical recommendations for the further improvement of the engine ring seal designs. Abstract theorems were used when modelling the effect of the axial movement of piston rings in the piston grooves on the blow-by in an ICE. They are based on the fundamental theory of heat engines, thermodynamics and hydraulics. The ICE running was analysed using design-theoretical research methods. The effect of the axial movement of piston rings in the piston grooves on the blow-by in the ICE was established. This creates prerequisites for a more accurate assessment of their sealing capacity and for ways to further improve them. Calculated dependences for computing the blow-by depending on the positional relationship of the rings in the piston grooves were obtained. The dependences of gas escapes on the engine crankshaft speed were obtained, which is especially important for idling modes by which one can judge the dynamic stability of the ring seal and solve the problems of improving its service properties. The calculated dependences for evaluation of the blow-by depending on the positional relationship of the rings in the piston grooves and their respective possible gas flows in the ring seal were obtained for the first time. The practical method for estimating the dynamic stability of the ring seal by decencies of gas escape on the crankshaft rotation speed in ICE was proposed.