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A Study of the Torsional Vibration of a 4-Cylinder Diesel Engine Crankshaft

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Asset Intelligence through Integration and Interoperability and Contemporary Vibration Engineering Technologies

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This paper presents a study on the torsional vibration of a multi-sectional diesel engine crankshaft using both discrete lumped-mass spring model and finite element model. A dynamical torsional stiffness matrix is established from the model and is used to calculate the torsional response of the crankshaft due to an external torsional excitation. The result is then compared to that of finite element analysis. It is found that although the result calculated using the discrete model agrees well with that obtained using finite element analysis in general, large discrepancies can also be observed between the two results. Results obtained from this study prompts for the need to establish a more accurate continuous 3-dimensional model for the multi-section crankshaft.

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The financial support from Shandong provincial government of the People’s Republic of China through the privileged “Taishan Scholar” program for this work is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, 777 Jialingjiang Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao, 266525, People’s Republic of China

    T. R. Lin & X. W. Zhang

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  1. The Asset Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Joseph Mathew

  2. Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

    C.W. Lim

  3. School of Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Lin Ma

  4. Synengco Pty Ltd, Highgate Hill, QLD, Australia

    Don Sands

  5. School of Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Michael E. Cholette

  6. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Pietro Borghesani

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Lin, T.R., Zhang, X.W. (2019). A Study of the Torsional Vibration of a 4-Cylinder Diesel Engine Crankshaft. In: Mathew, J., Lim, C., Ma, L., Sands, D., Cholette, M., Borghesani, P. (eds) Asset Intelligence through Integration and Interoperability and Contemporary Vibration Engineering Technologies. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95711-1_38

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