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Tohoku University

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The researchers succeed in computationally predicting the wear and seizure locations in sliding parts of engine piston pins. Results show the coupled 3D multiphase fluid-structure analyses, factoring in the elastic deformation of both the piston-pin and connecting rod, and also the thin-film cavitation lubrication with an unsteady flow channel variation.

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Jun Ishimoto

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