Thermal Stress Analysis of a Speculative IC Engine Piston using CAE Tools

This paper deals with the pressure due to expanding combustion gases in the combustion chamber space at the\ud top of the cylinder which generate thermal stresses due to presence of heat involved on the reciprocating masses.\ud The present work deals with the use of different materials for IC engine piston and a comparative study is made\ud to achieve the best possible result. Piston parameters are taken using the conventional formulas and are constant\ud throughout the analysis. Moreover the boundary conditions are chosen such that the piston does not moves\ud sideways except in the direction of line of action of the piston itself