Abstract
Surface texturing has been widely used to reduce friction between sliding component due to its ability to trap lubricant, generating hydrodynamic pressure and increasing load capacity to reduce friction. In this paper, Finite Volume Method has been used to study the influence of dimple surface textured via turning process on pressure distribution for future piston skirt application. Three cases were simulated: flow along minor dimple axis, flow along major dimple axis and flow along untextured surface. Dimple with flow along major axis was observed to provide the largest positive-pressure distribution throughout the model compared to two other cases.