Do I need extra test cell run time on my new TMX experimental engine to prevent cylinder glazing during my ground testing phase?
There is an article on “Engine Break In” on our website that explains, in laymen’s terms, what is actually happening during this phase of the engine’s life. It is located at http://www.mattituck.com under the Tech Advice link on the left and is entitled “Engine Break In”. It would be best to read that article before proceeding with reading the rest of this, but if that isn’t possible, the article, in a nutshell, explains that engine break in, is all about seating the piston rings to the cylinder walls and that the main deterrent, to this process, is heat build up at the ring to cylinder wall interface. Knowing this crucial information allows us to make practical decisions regarding ground runs and flight profiles from the new or newly overhauled engine point of view. To put it simply, if we get the ring to cylinder interface too hot from too hard of running, lack of cooling or another reason we will glaze the cylinder walls and prevent actual break in from occurring. Because, we are de
There is an article on “Engine Break In” on our website that explains, in laymen’s terms, what is actually happening during this phase of the engine’s life. It is located at http://www.mattituck.com under the Tech Advice link on the left and is entitled “Engine Break In”. It would be best to read that article before proceeding with reading the rest of this, but if that isn’t possible, the article, in a nutshell, explains that engine break in, is all about seating the piston rings to the cylinder walls and that the main deterrent, to this process, is heat build up at the ring to cylinder wall interface. Knowing this crucial information allows us to make practical decisions regarding ground runs and flight profiles from the new or newly overhauled engine point of view. To put it simply, if we get the ring to cylinder interface too hot from too hard of running, lack of cooling or another reason we will glaze the cylinder walls and prevent actual break in from occurring. Because, we are de
