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Gas entrainment in engine oil circuit generates many problems. This is especially true for hydraulic tappets. A new oil gas content measurement apparatus, the SMAC, has been developed by IFP and D2T. It is able to measure the volumetric gas to oil ratio at any point of the engine oil circuit while running, without influencing the pressure or temperature of the oil. Some engine tests have been conducted with PSA. First results show that a steady gas content is achieved only slowly. Gas content is very sensitive to engine speed and oil temperature (i.e. running point effect). Gas content is very different from one location to another in the oil circuit (i.e. architecture effect). Oil formulation also influences gas content (i.e. oil effect) and the SMAC method does not rank the oils in the same way as the ASTM methods.

This paper deals with engine evaporative cooling on the VW TDI diesel engine at high heat rejection running points. Engine tests and thermohydraulic 3D computations inside the engine head are used. First, the basic engine is studied. Then, the flow rate corresponding to evaporation is determined. Around this flow rate, the influence of inlet coolant temperature and circuit pressure are studied. The engine tests and 3D calculations give hydraulic ways of improvements consisting in balancing the flows around the different cylinders. Geometrical modifications of the inside engine circuit (gasket....) are then tested to achieve these improvements.