Publication detail

Redesign and dynamics of the valve train of an aircraft engine

DRÁPAL, L. VOPAŘIL, J. FRIDRICHOVÁ, K. DLUGOŠ, J.

Original Title

Redesign and dynamics of the valve train of an aircraft engine

Type

article in a collection out of WoS and Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

In aviation, reciprocating internal combustion engines are currently used for propulsion of light aircraft. Their design is often based on older and proven engines. This paper describes part of the modernizing of a spark-ignition inverted in-line four-cylinder air-cooled engine for ultra-light aircraft. The aim of the presented section is to redesign the force transmission from the cam to the push rod of the OverHead Valve system in order to reduce production costs and improve engine performance. For this purpose, state-of-the-art methods of kinematics design and simulation of valve train dynamics are used. The article presents three variants with a flat-faced cam follower differing in the cam lift, in the lever ratio of the rocker arm and the length of the push rod. Based on dynamic simulations, the best variant is then selected with better parameters of the intake and exhaust process with the same lift and timing compared to the initial design, and simultaneously lower demands on production technology.

Keywords

aircraft, Multi-body System, valve train, cam follower, kinematics, dynamics

Authors

DRÁPAL, L.; VOPAŘIL, J.; FRIDRICHOVÁ, K.; DLUGOŠ, J.

Released

22. 9. 2021

Publisher

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Technická fakulta

Location

Praha

ISBN

978-80-213-3132-7

Book

Sborník přednášek KOKA 2021

Edition number

1

Pages from

65

Pages to

70

Pages count

6

URL

https://koka2021.tf.czu.cz/sites/default/files/2021-09/Sborn%C3%ADk_KOKA_2021_0.pdf

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT172589,
  author="Lubomír {Drápal} and Jan {Vopařil} and Kateřina {Fridrichová} and Jozef {Dlugoš}",
  title="Redesign and dynamics of the valve train of an aircraft engine",
  booktitle="Sborník přednášek KOKA 2021",
  year="2021",
  number="1",
  pages="65--70",
  publisher="Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Technická fakulta",
  address="Praha",
  isbn="978-80-213-3132-7",
  url="https://koka2021.tf.czu.cz/sites/default/files/2021-09/Sborn%C3%ADk_KOKA_2021_0.pdf"
}