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Engine efficiency enhancement utilizing crankshaft roller bearings
Tobias Hultqvist¹, Aleks Vrcek¹
Tunander, H. ², Baubet, Y. ³, Marklund P.¹, Larsson R.¹
¹ Division of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
² Volvo Cars Coorporation, Gothenburg, Sweden
³ SKF Research and Technology development, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Introduction - Fuel consumption and friction
• Fuel consumption for passenger cars investigated by Holmberg (2012)
• 33% of fuel is used to overcome friction
• In 2009 this meant 208,000 million litres of fuel
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Holmberg, K., Andersson, P., & Erdemir, A. (2012). Global energy consumption due to friction in passenger cars. Tribology International, 47, 221–234.
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Introduction - Fuel consumption and friction
• Fuel consumption for passenger cars investigated by Holmberg (2012)
• 33% of fuel is used to overcome friction
• In 2009 this meant 208,000 million litres of fuel
• Engine friction losses (11.5%)
• Low cost low emission solutions to be found
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Holmberg, K., Andersson, P., & Erdemir, A. (2012). Global energy consumption due to friction in passenger cars. Tribology International, 47, 221–234.
Engine friction (11.5%)
Piston assembly (45%)
Bearings and seals (30%)
Valve train (15%)
Hydraulics (10%)
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Introduction - Fuel consumption and friction
• Fuel consumption for passenger cars investigated by Holmberg (2012)
• 33% of fuel is used to overcome friction
• In 2009 this meant 208,000 million litres of fuel
• Engine friction losses (11.5%)
• Low cost low emission solutions to be found
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Holmberg, K., Andersson, P., & Erdemir, A. (2012). Global energy consumption due to friction in passenger cars. Tribology International, 47, 221–234.
Engine friction (11.5%)
Piston assembly (45%)
Valve train (15%)
Hydraulics (10%)
Bearings and seals (30%)
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Introduction - Engine main bearings
• Journal bearings and roller bearings as main bearings
• Buchmiller (2015) showed a 1.5% fuel consumption reduction
• Baubet et al (2014) could see that 2% could be saved
• Roller bearings are also preferable for start-stop conditions
• Roller bearings reduces the amount of pressurized oil
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Buchmiller, V. (2015). Wälzgelagerter Kurbeltrieb – Potenzial von Wälzlagern im Verbrennungsmotor. Baubet, Y., Pisani, C., Carden, P., Molenaar, L., & Reedman, A. (2014). Rolling Elements Assessment on Crankshaft Main Bearings of Light Duty Diesel Engine.
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Introduction - Engine main bearings
• Journal bearings and roller bearings as main bearings
• Buchmiller (2015) showed a 1.5% fuel consumption reduction
• Baubet et al (2014) could see that 2% could be saved
• Roller bearings are also preferable for start-stop conditions
• Roller bearings reduces the amount of pressurized oil
• New challenges arise due to the different tribological contacts
• Crankshaft material & manufacturing
• Roller bearing performance with engine oil
• Cage material compatibility with engine oil
• Performance evaluation – plain vs. roller bearing
• Acoustics/NVH
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Buchmiller, V. (2015). Wälzgelagerter Kurbeltrieb – Potenzial von Wälzlagern im Verbrennungsmotor. Baubet, Y., Pisani, C., Carden, P., Molenaar, L., & Reedman, A. (2014). Rolling Elements Assessment on Crankshaft Main Bearings of Light Duty Diesel Engine.
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
Dynamic load
Static load
WAM – Ball-on-disc machine
Laboratory level
Experimental part
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
Dynamic load
Static load
Twin-disc machine
Laboratory level
Experimental part
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
III. Surface roughness characterization
Dynamic load
Static load
Laboratory level
Experimental part
Twin-disc machine
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
III. Surface roughness characterization
IV. Cage material characterization
Dynamic load
Static load
Pin-on-disc machine + structural bending fatigue
Laboratory level
Experimental part
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
III. Surface roughness characterization
IV. Cage material characterization
2. Laboratory engine tests
Dynamic load
Static load
Laboratory level System level
Experimental part
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
III. Surface roughness characterization
IV. Cage material characterization
2. Laboratory engine tests
3. Real engine tests
Dynamic load
Static load
Laboratory level System level
Experimental part
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1. Tribological characterization
I. Lubricant characterization
II. Material characterization
III. Surface roughness characterization
IV. Cage material characterization
2. Laboratory engine tests
3. Real engine tests
4. Durability tests
Dynamic load
Static load
Laboratory level System level Component level
Experimental part
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Contact level Component level System level
• Load cases from system level
• Combustion and crankshaft
• Bearing dynamics at component level
• Bearings and contacts
• Lubrication performance on detailed contact level
• Single roller and lubricant film
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Simulation part - Approach
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Simulation part - Further improvements of simulations
Combustion and dynamics
Bearing dynamics
Detailed contact analysis
Bearing load
Roller load
Updated contact model
Fundamentals
Improvements
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Conclusions
• Crankshaft roller bearings = Improved efficiency
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Conclusions
• Crankshaft roller bearings = Improved efficiency
• New tribological challenges • Friction performance
• Wear and damage mechanisms
• Noise, vibration and harshness
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Questions?
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Thank you for your attention!