Side Thrust on Piston Calculator

✖Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt is the ratio of the side thrust on the liner to the maximum gas load on the piston.ⓘ Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt [μ]			+10% -10%
✖Diameter of Cylinder Bore is the internal surface diameter of an engine cylinder.ⓘ Diameter of Cylinder Bore [D_i]			+10% -10%
✖Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder is the maximum amount of pressure that can be generated inside the cylinder.ⓘ Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder [p_max]			+10% -10%

✖Side Thrust on Piston is the perpendicular force acting onto the piston perpendicular to the piston central axis.ⓘ Side Thrust on Piston [F_a]

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Side Thrust on Piston Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4
F_a = μ*pi*D_i^2*p_max/4
This formula uses 1 Constants, 4 Variables

Constants Used

pi - Archimedes' constant Value Taken As 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288

Variables Used

Side Thrust on Piston - (Measured in Newton) - Side Thrust on Piston is the perpendicular force acting onto the piston perpendicular to the piston central axis.
Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt - Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt is the ratio of the side thrust on the liner to the maximum gas load on the piston.
Diameter of Cylinder Bore - (Measured in Meter) - Diameter of Cylinder Bore is the internal surface diameter of an engine cylinder.
Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder - (Measured in Pascal) - Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder is the maximum amount of pressure that can be generated inside the cylinder.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt: 0.1 --> No Conversion Required
Diameter of Cylinder Bore: 180 Millimeter --> 0.18 Meter (Check conversion here)
Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder: 1.43191084 Newton per Square Millimeter --> 1431910.84 Pascal (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

F_a = μ*pi*D_i^2*p_max/4 --> 0.1*pi*0.18^2*1431910.84/4

Evaluating ... ...

F_a = 3643.76926618707

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

3643.76926618707 Newton -->3.64376926618707 Kilonewton (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

3.64376926618707 ≈ 3.643769 Kilonewton <-- Side Thrust on Piston

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Side Thrust on Piston

LaTeX Go Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4

Side Thrust on Piston Skirt

LaTeX Go Side Thrust on Piston = Bearing Pressure for Piston Skirt*Diameter of Cylinder Bore*Length of Piston Skirt

Maximum Length of Piston Skirt

LaTeX Go Length of Piston Skirt = 0.8*Diameter of Cylinder Bore

Maximum Total Length of Piston

LaTeX Go Length of Piston = 1.5*Diameter of Cylinder Bore

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Maximum Bending Stress in Piston Pin

LaTeX Go Maximum Bending Stress in Piston Pin = 4*Force Exerted on Piston*Diameter of Cylinder Bore*Outer Diameter of Piston Pin/(pi*(Outer Diameter of Piston Pin^4-Inner Diameter of Piston Pin^4))

Maximum Bending Moment on Piston Pin

LaTeX Go Bending Moment = Force Exerted on Piston*Diameter of Cylinder Bore/8

Length of Piston Pin used in Connecting Rod

LaTeX Go Length of Piston Pin in Connecting Rod = 0.45*Diameter of Cylinder Bore

Inner Diameter of Piston Pin

LaTeX Go Inner Diameter of Piston Pin = 0.6*Outer Diameter of Piston Pin

Side Thrust on Piston Formula

LaTeX Go

Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4
F_a = μ*pi*D_i^2*p_max/4

Piston Skirt

The cylindrical portion of the piston between the last scrapper ring and the open end is called the piston skirt. The piston skirt acts as a bearing surface for the side thrust. The length of the skirt should be such that the bearing pressure due to side thrust is restricted to 0.2 MPa on the projected area. In high-speed engines, the bearing pressure up to 0.5 MPa is allowed to reduce the weight of the reciprocating piston. The maximum side thrust will occur during the expansion stroke.

How to Calculate Side Thrust on Piston?

Side Thrust on Piston calculator uses Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4 to calculate the Side Thrust on Piston, Side Thrust on Piston is the force acting perpendicular onto the sidewalls of a piston. Side Thrust on Piston is denoted by F_a symbol.

How to calculate Side Thrust on Piston using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Side Thrust on Piston, enter Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt (μ), Diameter of Cylinder Bore (D_i) & Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder (p_max) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Side Thrust on Piston calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.003644 = 0.1*pi*0.18^2*1431910.84/4.

FAQ

What is Side Thrust on Piston?

Side Thrust on Piston is the force acting perpendicular onto the sidewalls of a piston and is represented as F_a = μ*pi*D_i^2*p_max/4 or Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4. Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt is the ratio of the side thrust on the liner to the maximum gas load on the piston, Diameter of Cylinder Bore is the internal surface diameter of an engine cylinder & Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder is the maximum amount of pressure that can be generated inside the cylinder.

How to calculate Side Thrust on Piston?

Side Thrust on Piston is the force acting perpendicular onto the sidewalls of a piston is calculated using Side Thrust on Piston = Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt*pi*Diameter of Cylinder Bore^2*Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder/4. To calculate Side Thrust on Piston, you need Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt (μ), Diameter of Cylinder Bore (D_i) & Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder (p_max). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt, Diameter of Cylinder Bore & Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Side Thrust on Piston?

In this formula, Side Thrust on Piston uses Coefficient of Friction for Piston Skirt, Diameter of Cylinder Bore & Maximum Gas Pressure Inside Cylinder. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Side Thrust on Piston = Bearing Pressure for Piston Skirt*Diameter of Cylinder Bore*Length of Piston Skirt

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