Thispaperprovidesanumericalanalysismodelofunsteadyheattrans-ferinpiston-linersetofaninternalcombustionengine.Themodelsimulatestheun-steadyheattransferprocessamongthecombustionmixture,pistonset,lubricantfilm,linerandcoolantinawholeenginecycle,andcanpredictthetemperaturefluc-tuationanddistributiononpistoncrown,innersurfaceofliner,pistonringandthelubricantfilm.Acomputerprogramisdevelopedtocalculatetheunsteadyheattrans-ferprocessofpiston-linersysteminawater-cooleddieselengine.