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MINCE PELLICULE HUILE [1 record]

Record 1 1993-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Oil is carried around the individual bearing by shaft rotation. The oil flows between the two surfaces - that of the bearing and that of the shaft - so that the shaft actually floats on a thin film of oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

L'huile se répand autour de chaque portée sous l'effet de la rotation du vilebrequin. Grâce à cela, le vilebrequin "flotte" sur la mince pellicule d'huile qui s'écoule entre la surface du coussinet et celle du vilebrequin.

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