Bubble Behavior in Engine Lubricant

Yusuke Kimura; Naoya Kato; Takumi Kataoka; Katsuaki Takahashi; Takashi Kikuchi

doi:10.20485/jsaeijae.2.4_149

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Bubble Behavior in Engine Lubricant

Yusuke Kimura, Naoya Kato, Takumi Kataoka, Katsuaki Takahashi, Takashi Kikuchi

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Keywords: heat engine, lubricating oil/engine oil, measurement/diagnosis/evaluation, bubble, visualization

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2011 Volume 2 Issue 4 Pages 149-153

DOI https://doi.org/10.20485/jsaeijae.2.4_149

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Air bubbles in engine oil cause the serious issues, while high flow rate of the oil is circulated in resent engines lubrication system. In this study, the authors developed the bubble measurement technique based on image processing and analysis. This technique enables bubble diameter distribution and oil aeration rate to be measured without oil sampling. This measurement technique was applied to the operating engine and the bubble behavior in each lubrication passage was observed.

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