Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-259-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-259-2018
Research article
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15 Aug 2018
Research article |  | 15 Aug 2018

Location of unbalance mass and supporting bearing for different type of balance shaft module

Chan-Jung Kim

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The conceptual design of balance shaft was very important process as how to locate the unbalance masses and corresponding supporting bearings. In this paper, the optimal conceptual balance shaft model was derived by using proposed objective functions for an inline 3-cylinder engine and an inline 4-cylinder one, respectively. Two kinds of optimal model were derived from simulations and efficient design guidelines was finally explained with design flowchart.
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