The Development and Application of Ferrography to the Study of Diesel Engine Wear

Michael V. Hofman; John H. Johnson

doi:10.4271/780181

1978-02-01

The Development and Application of Ferrography to the Study of Diesel Engine Wear 780181

This paper covers the development of Ferrographic oil analysis techniques for the study of diesel engine wear. A brief overview of the various wear analysis techniques now commonly used in laboratory and field engine wear studies is discussed. Also included in this paper is an in depth description of the Ferrographic oil analysis techniques and the various applications of the techniques to the study of engine wear. A comparison of the commonly used wear measurement methods, Ferrography, spectroscopy and the radioactive tracer methods, and their abilities to measure wear is also discussed.

A direct injection, 4-cycle, turbocharged diesel engine was used in the testing and data are presented indicating the abilities of the Ferrographic oil analysis techniques to detect changes in wear rates. The effects of operating time on engine oil and the effects of the variation of oil and coolant temperatures on engine wear is presented. The effects of oil filtration on engine wear is also discussed and data are presented contrasting the filtered versus the non-filtered diesel engine lubrication system.

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