Optical Methods For Automatic Rating Of Engine Test Components

James R. Pritchard; Brian C. Moss

doi:10.1117/12.949352

10 March 1989 Optical Methods For Automatic Rating Of Engine Test Components

James R. Pritchard, Brian C. Moss

Proceedings Volume 1012, In-Process Optical Measurements; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949352
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

In recent years, increasing commercial and legislative pressure on automotive engine manufacturers, including increased oil drain intervals, cleaner exhaust emissions and high specific power outputs, have led to increasing demands on lubricating oil performance. Lubricant performance is defined by bench engine tests run under closely controlled conditions. After test, engines are dismantled and the parts rated for wear and accumulation of deposit. This rating must be consistently carried out in laboratories throughout the world in order to ensure lubricant quality meeting the specified standards. To this end, rating technicians evaluate components, following closely defined procedures. This process is time consuming, inaccurate and subject to drift, requiring regular recalibration of raters by means of international rating workshops. This paper describes two instruments for automatic rating of engine parts. The first uses a laser to determine the degree of polishing of the engine cylinder bore, caused by the reciprocating action of piston. This instrument has been developed to prototype stage by the NDT Centre at Harwell under contract to Exxon Chemical, and is planned for production within the next twelve months. The second instrument uses red and green filtered light to determine the type, quality and position of deposit formed on the piston surfaces. The latter device has undergone feasibility study, but no prototype exists.

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James R. Pritchard and Brian C. Moss "Optical Methods For Automatic Rating Of Engine Test Components", Proc. SPIE 1012, In-Process Optical Measurements, (10 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949352

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