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TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS NLTIONAL A.DVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS LIBRARY COPY No. 1056 JUL 3 1196 MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER 0083TON, TEXAS PISTON RING PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION By M. Kuhn A.T,Z. Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift Vol. 45, No, 3, February 10, 1942 Washington December 1943 r NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS TECHNICAL iEMORANDUM NO. 1056 !t 1 PISTON RING PRESSURE DISTRIBUTTION* By 11vi . Kuhn The discovery and introduction of the internal com- bustion engine has resulted in a very rapid development in machines utilizing the action of a p iston. Design has been limited by the internal components of the engine, which has been subjected to ever increasing thermal and mechanical stresses. Of these internal engine components, the piston and piston rings are of p articular importance and the momentary position of engine development is not seldom dependent up on the development of both of the com- ponents. The piston ring is a well—known component and has been used in its present shape in the steam engine of the last century, Corresponding to its importance, the piston ring has been a rich field for creative activity and it