In the development of combustion engines lightweight design and friction reduction still play an important role. More and more composite materials, partly using brand new components, are utilised. For the optimisation of new composite materials, part geometries and lubricants online-methods for the characterisation of wear on component-and full fired engine testbeds are absolutely necessary. Within the APL Group the Radionuclide Wear Measurement Technology (RTM) is successfully in use since many years. Furthermore an online characterisation tool based on ICP-OES technique (Inductively Coupled Plasma -Optical Emission Spectroscopy) is under development.
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