Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam and Follower

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(2001), "Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam and Follower", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 53 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2001.01853fae.001

Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam and Follower

Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam and Follower

G. Zhu and C.M. TaylorProfessional Engineering Publishing LimitedBury St Edmunds2001ISBN 1 86058 203 6176 pp Hardcover£69.00 (+10 percent delivery for customers outside the UK)

Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam and Follower is based on extensive research carried out by the Institute of Tribology at the University of Leeds in the UK, in collaboration with the Ford Motor Company Limited. With particular reference to the ZETEC engine, the work encompasses both theoretical and experimental study of the tribological performance of an automobile valve train – having offset taper cam and domed follower, incorporated with a hydraulic lash adjuster. The full account of this ground-breaking research has remained unavailable until now due to commercial sensitivity. A sophisticated theoretical model is developed to predict the tribological performance of the valve train. In addition, the model provides a useful tool when considering tribological design of valve trains. It can be used to estimate the instantaneous and average rotation frequency of the follower, and hence the friction of the contacting pair. Experimental measurements are correlated with theoretical predictions that simulate the test conditions of the valve train. The agreement between measured and predicted values serves to validate the model and provides the reader with great confidence in using this model to deal with novel and alternative designs of valve train.

Dr Guangrui Zhu gained his PhD on engine valve train tribology at the University of Leeds, UK in 1988. He has worked in an industry-based R&D environment since then. He has published numerous journal and conference papers on journal bearings, thrust bearings, mechanical seals, and valve trains. Currently, he is a principal development engineer at Curnmins Engine Company Limited, Daventry, UK. Professor Chris Taylor has researched in the area of lubrication for over 30 years, with engine tribology being a major theme in recent times. He is currently Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds and a Deputy President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK.

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