Gearheads might be aware of piston skirts, but their exact function isn't always clear to those outside engineering. Here's ...

The piston skirt and pin account for about 17 percent of the frictional loss in a combustion engine as they are the most difficult to keep lubricated and have the largest contact surfaces. OE ...

Here you can see basic piston terminology, including major and minor thrust locations. Of particular note is the fact that piston pin offset can be used to counteract combustion pressures on the ...

Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...

Federal-Mogul Powertrain has introduced two piston skirt coatings – EcoTough-New Generation (for gasoline engines) and EcoTough-D (for diesel propulsion units). Building on previous EcoTough coatings, ...

Tenneco. has been granted a patent for a piston designed for internal combustion engines. The piston features a crown and skirt with friction-reducing coatings and strategically arranged depressions, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An unique measurement method was developed for measurement of the piston outer surface during the engine operation. The method was realized by ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...