2003 年 69 巻 681 号 p. 1410-1416
In the 1st report, the Elrod's cavitation algorithm was modified and applied to the mass conserving elastohydrodynamic lubrication, EHL, theory with a simple model of oil flow in an oil passage. In the 2nd report, the feature of the mass conserving EHL with oil passage was shown in comparison with the conventional EHL. In this report, the oil flow rate to a con-rod big-end bearing of an experimental engine was measured using a hot film anemometer under many operating conditions. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical calculations using the mass conserving EHL with oil passage. The theoretical cycle averaged oil flow rates to con-rod big-end bearing qualitatively agreed with the experimental ones.