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Paper on Cylinder Bore Wear by Alex Taub, published by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 132\5\  scan0120
Date  3rd February 1939
  
FILE IN CYL BORE WEAR FILE
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
FOUNDED IN 1847. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER IN 1930

CYLINDER BORE WEAR

By Alex Taub

Paper read at an Extra General Meeting of the Institution arranged by the Internal Combustion Engine Group, on Friday, 3rd February 1939, issued in excerpt form by authority of the Council. The right of publication and of translation is reserved.

CONTENTS
Page
Bore Wear in the United States . 1
Factors Affecting Bore Wear . 3
The Effect of Carburation . . 3
Effect of Cylinder Wall and Piston Temperatures . 4
Spark Timing . . . . . 4
The Effect of the Fuel . . . 5
The Effect of Mixture Ratios . 6
Blow-by in Engines . . . . 7
Piston Ring Design . . . . 8
Oil Consumption . . . . 9
Materials for Cylinder Blocks and Pistons . . . . . . 10
Design of Piston Rings . . . 10
Oil Consumption . . . . 12
Laboratory Testing of Piston Rings . 13
The Use of Thermostats . . . 14
Piston Ring Practice . . . 14
Discussion . . . . . . 16
Author's reply . . . . . 19
Communications . . . . . 21
Author's reply . . . . . 23

PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTION
STOREY'S GATE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JAMES'S PARK, LONDON, S.W.1
1939

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
LONDON AND BECCLES.
  
  


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