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Evaluation of a Low Friction - High Efficiency Roller Bearing Engine. Final Report August 2007 - March 2009.

DE2009958085

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Shattuck, C. W.; Kolarik, R. V.
Page Count	57
Abstract	This Low Friction (High Efficiency Roller Bearing) Engine (LFE) report presents the work done by The Timken Company to conduct a technology demonstration of the benefits of replacing hydrodynamic bearings with roller bearings in the crankshaft and camshaft assemblies of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of collecting data sufficient to prove merit. The engines in the present study have been more extensively converted to roller bearings than any previous studies (40 needle roller bearings per engine) to gain understanding of the full potential of application of bearing technology. The project plan called for comparative testing of a production vehicle which was already respected for having demonstrated low engine friction levels with a rollerized version of that engine. Testing was to include industry standard tests for friction, emissions and fuel efficiency conducted on instrumented dynamometers. Additional tests for fuel efficiency, cold start resistance and other measures of performance were to be made in the actual vehicle.
Keywords	Roller bearings Friction Diesel engines Internal combustion engines Technology assessment Emission Fuel efficiency Vehicles Dynamometers Standards Testing Performance evaluation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Timken Co., Canton, OH.; Department of Energy, Golden, CO. Golden Field Office.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Golden, CO. Golden Field Office.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200926
Contract Number	DE-FG36-05GO85046

Evaluation of a Low Friction - High Efficiency Roller Bearing Engine. Final Report August 2007 - March 2009.

Evaluation of a Low Friction - High Efficiency Roller Bearing Engine. Final Report August 2007 - March 2009.
DE2009958085

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Shattuck, C. W.; Kolarik, R. V.
Page Count	57
Abstract	This Low Friction (High Efficiency Roller Bearing) Engine (LFE) report presents the work done by The Timken Company to conduct a technology demonstration of the benefits of replacing hydrodynamic bearings with roller bearings in the crankshaft and camshaft assemblies of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of collecting data sufficient to prove merit. The engines in the present study have been more extensively converted to roller bearings than any previous studies (40 needle roller bearings per engine) to gain understanding of the full potential of application of bearing technology. The project plan called for comparative testing of a production vehicle which was already respected for having demonstrated low engine friction levels with a rollerized version of that engine. Testing was to include industry standard tests for friction, emissions and fuel efficiency conducted on instrumented dynamometers. Additional tests for fuel efficiency, cold start resistance and other measures of performance were to be made in the actual vehicle.
Keywords	Roller bearings Friction Diesel engines Internal combustion engines Technology assessment Emission Fuel efficiency Vehicles Dynamometers Standards Testing Performance evaluation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Timken Co., Canton, OH.; Department of Energy, Golden, CO. Golden Field Office.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Golden, CO. Golden Field Office.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200926
Contract Number	DE-FG36-05GO85046