PISTON, CYLINDER BARREL OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT, PROXIMATE TO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

A piston, a cylinder barrel or another engine component adjacent to the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprises a layer or a coating facing the combustion chamber, the layer or coating comprising an aerogel. The method of manufacture of an engine component involves designing such a layer or the application of such a coating.