Publication detail

Influence of Crankshaft Counterweights upon Engine Block Load

DRÁPAL, L. ŠOPÍK, L.

Czech title

Vliv protizávaží klikového hřídele na zatížení bloku motoru

English title

Influence of Crankshaft Counterweights upon Engine Block Load

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

This paper presents a study of an influence of crankshaft counterweights size upon the engine block load. The engine block load is significantly affected by crank train inertia forces and moments mainly at higher engine speed. This load can be reduced by means of crankshaft counterweights and their appropriate design. The influence of counterweights design upon the engine block load is examined on an in-line four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine in consideration of internal moments of crank train rotating parts. For the analysis are used state-of-the-art methods such as CAD, Finite Elements Method and Multi-body System tools which incorporate flexible bodies, and a computation model of hydrodynamic bearing dynamics.

Czech abstract

Tento článek se zabývá studií vlivu velikosti vývažků klikového hřídele na zatížení bloku motoru. Zatížení bloku motoru je významně ovlivněno setrvačnými silami a momenty klikového hřídele zejména ve vyšších otáčkách motoru. Toto zatížení může být významně sníženo vývažky klikového hřídele a jejich vhodným tvarem. Vliv vývažku na vnitřní momenty setrvačných sil rotujících částí, potažmo na zatížení bloku motoru, je zkoumáno u řadového čtyřválcového nepřeplňovaného motoru. Analysa je provedena s použitím nejmodernějších metod CAD, MKP a MBS se zahrnutím pružných těles a výpočtového modelu kluzných ložisek.

English abstract

This paper presents a study of an influence of crankshaft counterweights size upon the engine block load. The engine block load is significantly affected by crank train inertia forces and moments mainly at higher engine speed. This load can be reduced by means of crankshaft counterweights and their appropriate design. The influence of counterweights design upon the engine block load is examined on an in-line four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine in consideration of internal moments of crank train rotating parts. For the analysis are used state-of-the-art methods such as CAD, Finite Elements Method and Multi-body System tools which incorporate flexible bodies, and a computation model of hydrodynamic bearing dynamics.

Keywords in Czech

klikový hřídel, vývažek, blok motoru, hlavní ložisko, multi-body system

Keywords in English

crankshaft, counterweight, engine block, main bearing, multi-body system

Released

05.10.2016

Publisher

Kaunas University of Technology

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania

ISSN

1822-296X

Book

Transport Means 2016: Proceeding of the 20th International Scientific Conference

Volume

3

Number

20

Pages from–to

809–814

Pages count

5

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT129631,
  author="Lubomír {Drápal} and Lukáš {Šopík},
  title="Influence of Crankshaft Counterweights upon Engine Block Load",
  booktitle="Transport Means 2016: Proceeding of the 20th International Scientific Conference ",
  year="2016",
  volume="3",
  number="20",
  month="October",
  pages="809--814",
  publisher="Kaunas University of Technology",
  address="Kaunas, Lithuania",
  issn="1822-296X"
}