TY - GEN
T1 - Thermo-mechanical analysis of a glass-ceramic piston for potential use in combustion engines
AU - Khan, Mohammed
AU - Atallah, Mohammed
AU - Ayad, Ihab
AU - Valappil, Anasmon
AU - Alkatheeri, Anoud
AU - Turki, Mohammad
AU - Almomani, Abdulla
AU - Mourad, Abdel Hamid I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The temperature of combustion engine pistons, e.g., 370 °C, along with their high thermal coefficient of expansion, are limiting design factors. The use of ceramic in the majority of the present literature is directed toward exploring its potential as a coating only, i.e., a thermal barrier. This work, however, investigates the applicability of glass-ceramic as a construction material for the engine piston in replacement of its metallic conventional candidates. Firstly, in attempts to find the most suitable ceramic material, a selection screening of several grades is performed using ANSYS Granta Edupack software. Secondly, a thermo-mechanical analysis is performed to compare between glass-ceramic, Aluminum and stainless steel that can best fit the piston application. It was found that the maximum induced Von-Mises stresses are reduced by more than 200% when glass-ceramic was used. Similarly, the maximum deformation was seen to be extremely lower compared to Aluminum and stainless steel. Different other possible high-strength glass-ceramic materials are also discussed. Overall, the FEA outcomes in conjunction with the findings of high-strength glass-ceramics present an attractive foundation as future candidates to pistons potentially used in aerospace applications.
AB - The temperature of combustion engine pistons, e.g., 370 °C, along with their high thermal coefficient of expansion, are limiting design factors. The use of ceramic in the majority of the present literature is directed toward exploring its potential as a coating only, i.e., a thermal barrier. This work, however, investigates the applicability of glass-ceramic as a construction material for the engine piston in replacement of its metallic conventional candidates. Firstly, in attempts to find the most suitable ceramic material, a selection screening of several grades is performed using ANSYS Granta Edupack software. Secondly, a thermo-mechanical analysis is performed to compare between glass-ceramic, Aluminum and stainless steel that can best fit the piston application. It was found that the maximum induced Von-Mises stresses are reduced by more than 200% when glass-ceramic was used. Similarly, the maximum deformation was seen to be extremely lower compared to Aluminum and stainless steel. Different other possible high-strength glass-ceramic materials are also discussed. Overall, the FEA outcomes in conjunction with the findings of high-strength glass-ceramics present an attractive foundation as future candidates to pistons potentially used in aerospace applications.
KW - Ceramic
KW - Combustion engine piston
KW - Finite element analysis
KW - Thermo-mechanical analysis
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U2 - 10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9735061
DO - 10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9735061
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85128387331
T3 - 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 2022
BT - 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 2022
Y2 - 21 February 2022 through 24 February 2022
ER -
