oil scraping piston ring

  • 1Piston ring — A piston ring is an open ended ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston in a reciprocating engine such as an internal combustion engine or steam engine. The three main functions of piston rings in reciprocating engines are:# …

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  • 2oil rail — The part of the oil ring responsible for the seal between piston and cylinder wall and thus for the actual scraping off of the oil …

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