Laboratory tests were performed to measure cooling rates of an impinging oil-jet on the underside of an automotive piston as functions of oil nozzle-to-piston surface spacing, oil pressure, oil temperature, and piston temperature. Based on these results, area-average Nusselt number correlations were derived for a Reynolds number range of 100–4500, a Prandtl number range of 90–750, and a nozzle-to-piston surface spacing range over 73–160 mm, which are within the ranges expected for oil-jet cooling of automotive pistons.

Issue Section:
Technical Brief
Keywords:
oil-jet, jet cooling, piston heat transfer, engine pistons, convection
Topics:
Cooling, Engines, Heat transfer, Pistons, Temperature, Nozzles

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