Objective
Objectives and Content
The essential aim of the project is the development of a
cost-effective process for production of engine pistons
and water pump seals of high strength isotropic
graphites, made out from Binderless Poly Aromatic
Mesophase (BPAM) obtained by carbonisation of petroleum
refining residues.
It has already been clearly shown that isotropic
graphites exhibit excellent thermal, mechanical, chemical
and tribological properties for production of automotive
components like pistons, valves and water pump seals. It
is also well demonstrated that the best raw materials for
manufacturing isotropic graphites easy to machine are
those based on selfsintering mesophase (BPAM), a
sophisticated technology dominated by Japanese coal
companies until an European consortium joined their
efforts on developing high strength graphites based on
BPAM in a discontinuous process. Besides this, and
following the objectives stablished by the "car of
tomorrow" European Task Force, it has been shown that
carbon pistons can reduce the exhaust of pollutants (HC
up to 30%), gasoline and lube oil consumption (up to 4%
and 40%, respectively). However, two obstacles must be
overcome to meet stringent forthcoming engine builders
requirement and emission legislation: to develop a costeffective process and to assure the homogeneity of the
all product. To achieve these two goals the major
research tasks to be carried out are:
Development of a continuous process of Binderless Poly
Aromatic Mesophase production.
Adaptation and optimisation of a process to produce
graphites in a cost-effective way, near net shape forming
method, based on BPAM as starting material.
Adaptation of the process to doped BPAM and evaluation
of properties.
Design and definition of manufacturing conditions for
BPAM graphite pistons and water pump seals production.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels liquid fuels
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels fossil energy coal
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels fossil energy petroleum
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Coordinator
30350 Cartagena
Spain
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