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    The document discusses cylinder liners in medium-speed engines. It explains that carbon buildup on pistons can cause polishing or glazing of cylinder liners, removing the microscopic surface that holds lubricating oil. This accelerates liner wear. To prevent this, engines use anti-polishing rings, which are fitted above the piston ring in the liner. The rings have a smaller diameter than the liner to scrape off carbon buildup as the piston moves, maintaining a good oil film between the liner and rings to reduce wear.

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    The document discusses cylinder liners in medium-speed engines. It explains that carbon buildup on pistons can cause polishing or glazing of cylinder liners, removing the microscopic surface that holds lubricating oil. This accelerates liner wear. To prevent this, engines use anti-polishing rings, which are fitted above the piston ring in the liner. The rings have a smaller diameter than the liner to scrape off carbon buildup as the piston moves, maintaining a good oil film between the liner and rings to reduce wear.

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    The document discusses cylinder liners in medium-speed engines. It explains that carbon buildup on pistons can cause polishing or glazing of cylinder liners, removing the microscopic surface that holds lubricating oil. This accelerates liner wear. To prevent this, engines use anti-polishing rings, which are fitted above the piston ring in the liner. The rings have a smaller diameter than the liner to scrape off carbon buildup as the piston moves, maintaining a good oil film between the liner and rings to reduce wear.

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    marinediesels.co.ukChiefengineerssamplequestionOctober2000question7

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    October2000Question7.
    Withreferencetomediumspeedenginecylinderliners:
    a. explainthecauseandeffectsofpolishingorglazing(6)
    b. describe,withtheaidofsketches,anantipolishingringandexplainhowitisfittedintheliner(5)
    c. explaintheactionofanantipolishingringduringtheoperationoftheengine(5)
    AuthorsNote:ThisquestionappearedforthefirsttimeinOct'99.Imaybemissingsomething,butpartcofthe
    questionseemstobeagiveawayfor5marks.
    a.
    When a liner and piston rings have run in, the asperities, or high spots have been worn off the rubbing surfaces, and
    ideally, what is left is a microscopic corrugated surface which will hold the lubricating oil. Combustion, especially of
    residualfuels,willproducecarbonwhichtendstobuilduparoundthetoplandofthepiston.Asthecarbonbuildsup,it
    willeventuallytouchthelinersurface,removingtheluboilfilm,and,becausethecarbonisabrasive,itwillpolishthe
    linersurface,removingthemicroscopiccorrugations,andgivingitahighlyglazedsurfacetowhichaluboilfilmcannot
    adhere.Carbonbuildupcanbesoseverethatitjamsthetopringinitsgroove.Thedualactionoffurthercarbonabrasion,
    andunlubricatedcontactbetweenringsandlinerleadingtomicrosiezurewillacceleratethewearrateofthelinerleading
    toblowby,lossofpower,possibleseizureanddangerofcrankcaseexplosion.
    b.
    Theantipolishingringhasaslightlysmallerdiameterborethantheliner
    in which it is located, and is slightly larger than the top of the piston.
    Whenthepistonisontopdeadcentrethebottomoftheantipolishingring
    isjustabovethetopsurfaceofthetoppistonring.
    Theantipolishingringisaclearancefitinastepinthetop of theliner,
    and can be replaced when it wears. On some engines it incorporates a
    coolingspace,andsotheantipolishingring(orfireband)isfittedwithO
    ringsforsealing.

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    c.
    Asthepistonreciprocatesinthecylinder,anycarbonbuildupformingonthetopofthepistonwillberemovedbythe
    antipolishingring.Thisensuresagoodlubricantfilmonthelinersurface,reducingwearandgivingamoreconsistent
    lub.oilconsumption.

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