ABSTRACT

This paper describes causes of torsional vibrations generated in ship engine crankshafts. Means for damping the torsional vibrations as well as general methods for selection of viscous torsional vibration dampers for a given type of engine are also presented. Exemplary results of calculations connected with selection of a viscous torsional vibrationdamper intended for a six-cylinder engine, are attached.

Paper presents the method for obtaining maximum contact pressure of Novikov gears. Described surface strength calculation method is based on Hertz theory of two bodies being in point contact. What’s more the influence of gear position errors on maximum contact stresses has been presented. Also the comparison of Hertz stresses for Novikov and involute gears has been made.

The article discusses causes of the appearance of transverse, longitudinal and torsional crankshaft vibrations in multi-cylinder internal combustion engines. Particular attention is paid to the torsional vibration which is the most severe threat to engine crankshafts. Damping methods making use of torsion dampers are presented. With the reference to viscotic dampers, problems with their damping efficiency are discussed in the context of viscosity changes of the damping liquid. The article also presents the amplitude-frequency characteristics of a series of viscotic dampers, which were recorded experimentally on the research rig and on a real object. An idea of vibration damper metric is given.

The problem of damping torsional vibrations of the crankshaft of a multi-cylinder engine is very important from the point of view of the durability and operational reliability of the drive unit. Over the years, attempts have been made to eliminate these vibrations and the phenomena accompanying them using various methods. One of the methods that effectively increases the durability and reliability of the drive unit is the use of a torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper is designed and selected individually for a given drive system. A well-selected damper reduces the amplitude of the torsional vibrations of the shaft in the entire operating speed range of the engine. This paper proposes a thermo-hydrodynamic model of a viscous torsional vibration damper that enables the determination of the correct operating temperature range of the damper. The input parameters for the model, in particular the angular velocities of the damper elements as well as the geometric and mass dimensions of the damper were determined on a test stand equipped with a six-cylinder diesel engine equipped with a factory torsional vibration damper. The damper surface operating temperatures used in model verification were measured with a laser pyrometer. The presented comparative analysis of the results obtained numerically (theoretically) and the results obtained experimentally allow us to conclude that the proposed damper model gives an appropriate approximation to reality and can be used in the process of selecting a damper for the drive unit.