Experimental Analysis of Connecting Rod Bearing Seizures in Four-Cycle Gasoline Engines

Reciprocating machinery bearing analysis: Theory and practice

“…Further research of connecting rod big-end bearing performance was reported by Yamaguchi et al [48] following studies using a simulation test rig as shown in Fig. 5a.…”

“…Soon after the work by Yamaguchi et al [48], in 1990 Choi et al [50] published an appraisal of the`total capacitance method' for determining the minimum oil ®lm thickness in the main bearings of a four-cylinder engine. As part of their investigation, they measured the journal temperature and found it to vary by up to 12 K across its diameter, the`outer' side, which generally coincided with the minimum oil ®lm thickness, being the hottest.…”

“…Examples of rigs used to simulate loads applied to connecting rod bearings during service: (a) rig used by Yamaguchi et al[48]; (b) schematic electrical circuit used on the rig shown in (a) to measure minimum oil ®lm thickness by an electrical resistance method; (c) rig used byMasuda et al …”