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Fuel economy improvement of the Internal Combustion (IC) engine is prompted by the broad promulgation of more stringent vehicle emission regulations. Friction loss during the engine start-up is a longstanding issue because of the high frictional dissipation under cold-start and the heavy wear within warm-start. This study presents a numerical cycle-by-cycle investigation into the piston tribo-dynamics...