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Lightweight piston
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | A lightweight piston composed of carbon-carbon composites is presented. The use of carbon-carbon composites over conventional materials, such as aluminum, reduces piston weight and improves thermal efficiency of the internal combustion reciprocation engine. Due to the negligible coefficient of thermal expansion and unique strength at elevated temperatures of carbon-carbon, the piston-to-cylinder wall clearance is so small as to eliminate the necessity for piston rings. Use of the carbon-carbon composite has the effect of reducing the weight of other reciprocating engine components allowing the piston to run at higher speeds and improving specific engine performance. |
| File Size | 502215 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870018309 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3227sv3r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-08-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Pistons Carbon-carbon Composites Reinforcing Fibers Mechanical Properties Reliability Engineering Piston Engines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
