The Benefits Of Engine Friction Reduction Are Numerous

A player who can cut on fuel in the motor vehicle industry is many steps ahead of the others in terms of competition. Efficiency in fuel consumption matters a lot, not just for its economic cost, but also for the social impacts. The pressure to keep our environment clean cannot be ignored. The environmental activists and many other environmental bodies are not willing to relent from their quest to ensure that the carbon emission is at its minimum level, a factor that has greatly influenced the engineers to design engine friction reduction.

This explains the need to use aluminum over cast iron in the manufacture of pistons. Aluminum being less dense means less weight which in turn ensures that less energy is require for rotating parts of the combustion system. In the same time, less weight significantly cut down on the rate of wear and tear and heat emitted which in turn translates to efficiency and less carbon discharge to the surrounding environment.

The pressure is thus on the engineers to reduce friction to the minimum possible level, and indeed, they are not disappointing as great strides have been made in this direction. Engineers give a lot of thought to every single component that goes into the combustion system. Technically, the less friction an engine has the increased horsepower per liter it gives translating to efficiency or fuel economy.

The competition in no longer on appearance, or cost, fuel efficiency has now developed to be the primary area of completion in this industry. As of now, the focus is mainly on the low tech parts considered to be off-the- rack components such as the oil pump, the cylinder rings, and the seals which are now developed into top of the notch hardware.

One area that is under consideration is the use of smaller bearings. These are coated with lead, tin, copper or compound of the same as these are considered to reduce the heat emitted. Naturally, a smaller bearing comes with less surface area which in turn means the less point of contact. The oil used is also made to be thinner. The balance shaft also comes in for the purpose of cancelling the vibration.

The other areas that the scientists are pursuing to produce more fuel efficient automobiles include the introduction of valves rock that have slick coating and rollers. The other option is the use of pistons that have small coated skirt, and fitted with rings that produce low tension. These help push back against the piston drag. This is specifically important since the pistons contribute up to a quarter of all energy loss resulting from friction.

The Teflon seals and polymers may also be used replacing the spring-loaded seals that have been used for decades. The tungsten ductile, widely used by space agency like NASA and now common in motor sport. The substance is very expense and therefore is rarely used in other industries; however, the substance is now rubbed in the engine parts to make them resistance to heat and wear and tear.

The engineers are willing to consider all options at their disposal to produce the most fuel efficient cars that are friendlier to the environment. These are the machines that are encouraged by the industry regulators and loved by the consumers.