Publication detail

Design and Simulation of Progressive Crank Train

DRÁPAL, L. NOVOTNÝ, P.

Original Title

Design and Simulation of Progressive Crank Train

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper describes efficiency enhancing of an internal-combustion engine by means of improvements in mechanical efficiency of its crank train. The keynote is the reduction of number of crankshaft main bearings to gain reduced crankshaft power losses. The progressive concept of an assembled crankshaft derives benefits from forging, sheet plate molding, and laser welding. For examination of not only power losses benefits, but also dynamic behaviour challenges, the state-of-the-art computational methods are used. The computational model, including modally reduced flexible bodies, is assembled as well as numerically solved in a Multi-Body System. An interaction between crankshaft and engine block and between crankshaft and connecting rods is simultaneously solved via hydrodynamic model of a journal bearing.

Keywords

crank train, power losses, Multi-Body System

Authors

DRÁPAL, L.; NOVOTNÝ, P.

RIV year

2015

Released

22. 10. 2015

Publisher

Kaunas University of Technology

Location

Kaunas, Lithuania

ISBN

9955-09-935-6

Book

Transport Means 2014: Proceeding of the 19th International Scientific Conference

ISBN

1822-296X

Periodical

Transport Means

Year of study

2015

Number

1

State

Republic of Lithuania

Pages from

240

Pages to

243

Pages count

4

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT118021,
  author="Lubomír {Drápal} and Pavel {Novotný}",
  title="Design and Simulation of Progressive Crank Train",
  booktitle="Transport Means 2014: Proceeding of the 19th International Scientific Conference",
  year="2015",
  journal="Transport Means",
  volume="2015",
  number="1",
  pages="240--243",
  publisher="Kaunas University of Technology",
  address="Kaunas, Lithuania",
  isbn="9955-09-935-6",
  issn="1822-296X"
}