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5. POWER CYLINDER COMPONENT - EFFECTS ON BLOW-BY ............................................................... 7
5.1 Piston and Piston Ring Pack .................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Piston ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
5.3 Top Piston Ring ....................................................................................................................................... 9
5.4 Second Piston Ring.................................................................................................................................. 9
5.5 Oil Piston Ring ......................................................................................................................................... 9
5.6 Cylinder Bore ........................................................................................................................................... 9
6. OTHER EFFECTS ON BLOW-BY ............................................................................................................ 9
7. PISTON EFFECTS ON BLOW-BY ......................................................................................................... 10
7.1 Piston Ring Grooves .............................................................................................................................. 10
7.1.1 Groove Type (Medium Effect)................................................................................................................. 10
7.1.2 Waviness and Flatness (Major Effect) .................................................................................................... 10
7.1.3 Surface Conditions (Major Effect) ........................................................................................................... 10
7.1.4 Tilt (Medium Effect) ................................................................................................................................ 11
7.1.5 Concentricity (Minor Effect) .................................................................................................................... 12
7.1.6 System Effects (Major Effect) ................................................................................................................. 12
7.1.7 Piston Ring Groove Material (Minor Effect) ............................................................................................. 12
7.2 Piston Lands .......................................................................................................................................... 12
7.2.1 Diameters (Major Effect) ........................................................................................................................ 12
7.2.2 Piston Land Lengths (Medium Effect) ..................................................................................................... 12
7.2.3 Piston Land Profiles (Major Effect) ......................................................................................................... 13
7.2.4 Piston Land Circumferential Profiles (Minor Effect) ................................................................................. 13
7.2.5 Piston Land Pressurization (Major Effect) ............................................................................................... 14
7.2.6 Chamfers (Major Effect for the Top Groove Bottom Side, Medium Effect for Other Groove Chamfers) .... 14
7.2.7 Accumulator Grooves (Medium Effect) ................................................................................................... 14
7.3 Oil Drain Features (Minor Effect) ............................................................................................................ 15
7.4 Piston Skirt ............................................................................................................................................ 16
7.4.1 Piston Guidance or Piston Secondary Motion (Minor Effect) ................................................................... 16
7.5 Piston Cooling (Minor Effect) .................................................................................................................. 16
7.5.1 Piston Cooling (Minor Effect) .................................................................................................................. 16
7.6 Piston Temperatures (Minor Effect) ........................................................................................................ 16
7.6.1 Piston Thermal Distribution .................................................................................................................... 17
7.6.2 Carbon Build Up..................................................................................................................................... 17
7.6.3 Microwelding .......................................................................................................................................... 17
7.6.4 Thermal Expansion ................................................................................................................................ 17
8. PISTON RING EFFECTS ON BLOW-BY................................................................................................ 17
8.1 General Piston Rings ............................................................................................................................. 17
8.1.1 Conformability (Major Effect) .................................................................................................................. 17
8.1.2 Surface Conditions (Major Effect) ........................................................................................................... 18
8.2 Piston Compression Rings ..................................................................................................................... 18
8.2.1 Twist (Major Effect) ................................................................................................................................ 18
8.2.2 Closed Gap (Major Effect) ...................................................................................................................... 19
8.2.3 Gap Ratios (Major Effect) ....................................................................................................................... 19
8.2.4 Top Ring End Gap Chamfer or Rounding (Major Effect) ......................................................................... 19
8.2.5 Piston Ring Axial Width (Major Effect) .................................................................................................... 20
8.2.6 Ring Mass (Major Effect) ........................................................................................................................ 20
8.2.7 Waviness (Chatter) (Major Effect)........................................................................................................... 20
8.2.8 Straightness (Medium Effect) ................................................................................................................. 21
8.2.9 Roughness (Medium Effect) ................................................................................................................... 21
8.2.10 Periphery Profile .................................................................................................................................... 21
8.2.11 Material (Medium Effect) ........................................................................................................................ 23
8.2.12 Piston Ring Side Configuration (Medium Effect) ..................................................................................... 23
8.2.13 Piston Ring Circumferential Shape (Minor Effect) ................................................................................... 23
8.2.14 Tension (Minor Effect) ............................................................................................................................ 24
8.2.15 OD Chamfers (Minor Effect) ................................................................................................................... 25
8.2.16 System Effects ....................................................................................................................................... 26
8.3 Piston Ring Materials ............................................................................................................................. 26
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