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SAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS (1996), pp. 1692-1698 (7 pages) A debris-contaminated lubrication environment is inherent in many equipment applications and requires ...

It is important to understand the influence of housing stiffness on bearing performance, particularly for the connecting rod bearings of automotive engines. It is known that the engine lubricant shows ...