Investigation of an OHC Valve Train With Respect to Sound Quality

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
In-Soo Suh ◽  
Sophie Debost
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Sound Quality ◽  
Valve Train ◽  
Subjective Response ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Mass Model ◽  
Resonance Frequencies

Abstract Although the vibration generated by high speed dynamic movement of a valve train (VT) in an overhead camshaft SI engine is not a major source of engine noise, it still affects the overall sound quality of the engine, which is important to the subjective response of the customer. The purpose of this research is to determine the specific mechanism of the valve train dynamic behavior, which is responsible for noise generation, and the vibration transmission characteristic to engine surfaces. Dynamic simulation with a lumped mass model is developed to analyze the dynamic behavior of VT during operation, and reveal the resonance frequencies of VT modeshapes excited by the cam harmonics. Also, experimental measurements of the valve acceleration, transfer functions of vibration, and the structural response have been performed in the valve train rig. Based on the spectral analysis, two distinct noise generating mechanisms are determined. Vibration from VT components’ interaction, which is mainly excited by the harmonics of the cam profile during valve opening period, is dominant in the frequency range less than 6 kHz. On the other hand, valve seating is the dominant source in the frequency range from 6 kHz to 20 kHz. The more vibration energy from these two sources is transmitted through the structure via the VT system, rather than directly via the valve seat to the surfaces where sound is radiated, especially around the frequency of 5 kHz and 11 kHz. This fundamental investigation on the vibration sources and its transmission characteristics provides a new insight on the VT noise, which is an essential step toward the design of an engine with better sound quality.

The Analysis for the Influence of Engine Excitation on the Dynamical Behavior of Motor Vehicle

2012 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Li Xing Sun ◽  
Ge Qun Shu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Dynamical Behavior ◽  
Valve Train ◽  
Vertical Acceleration ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Engine Model ◽  
Motorcycle Frame ◽  
Engine Excitation

In the multibody dynamics analysis for motor vehicle, engine excitation, as a major excitation affecting the dynamic behavior of motorcycle frame, should be discussed. In this paper, a real-sized virtual engine model is established to replace lumped mass sphere ever discussed in dynamic simulation of vehicle, on which elaborate dynamic simulation of the valve train in engine is conducted at working condition to investigate the dynamic response of frame. The vertical acceleration response of the frame is achieved by using solution formulations set in professional program, and the comparison is discussed between different simulation results of frame dynamic behavior with or without engine excitation to determine the significance of dynamic simulation with considering the interaction between excitation and mechanism which is then utilized to discuss the vibration and smoothness performance of whole mechanical system.

scholarly journals Prediction of railway induced ground vibration through multibody and finite element modelling

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kouroussis ◽  
O. Verlinden
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Time History ◽  
Ground Vibration ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Mass Model

Abstract. The multibody approach is now recognized as a reliable and mature computer aided engineering tool. Namely, it is commonly used in industry for the design of road or railway vehicles. The paper presents a framework developed for predicting the vibrations induced by railway transportation. Firstly, the vehicle/track subsystem is simulated, on the basis of the home-made C++ library EasyDyn, by mixing the multibody model of the vehicle and the finite element model of the track, coupled to each other through the wheel/rail contact forces. Only the motion in the vertical plane is considered, assuming a total symmetry between left and right rails. This first step produces the time history of the forces exerted by the ballast on the foundation, which are then applied to a full 3-D FEM model of the soil, defined under the commercial software ABAQUS. The paper points out the contribution of the pitch motion of the bogies and carbodies which were neglected in previous publications, as well as the interest of the so-called coupled-lumped mass model (CLM) to represent the influence of the foundation in the track model. The potentialities of the model are illustrated on the example of the Thalys high-speed train, riding at 300 km h−1 on the Belgian site of Mévergnies.

scholarly journals THE INVESTIGATION OF VIBRO-ISOLATING FEATURES OF TRANSMISSIONS OF VEHICLES IN ELASTIC CENTRIFUGAL COUPLINGS USING THE METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN HALF-COUPLINGS ON THE UNIVERSAL DYNAMIC TEST STAND

Transport ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Bronislovas Spruogis ◽  
Leonas Zubavičius
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Dynamic Test ◽  
Power Saving ◽  
Wide Frequency Range ◽  
Test Stand ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Resonance Frequencies

The presented paper describes the investigation of vibro-isolating features of transmissions of vehicles using universal dynamic test stand. The stand is protected by copyright and distinguishes itself for many advantages in comparison with the existing stands: it is contactless, precise in a wide frequency range, power-saving, high-speed. Due to low exploitation expenses and wide possibilities it is fit for the investigation of dynamic characteristics of various vehicles. On the said stand using the method of the identification of experiment dynamic processes, the investigation of vibroisolating features of rotor systems has been performed. The errors caused by the unevenness of rotation of connecting shafts, the adequacy of the calculated models and the dangerous resonance frequencies have been determined.

scholarly journals Vibration Response Aspects of a Main Landing Gear Composite Door Designed for High-Speed Rotorcraft

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Maurizio Arena ◽  
Antonio Chiariello ◽  
Martina Castaldo ◽  
Luigi Di Palma
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Landing Gear ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Resonance Frequencies ◽  
Commercial Market

One of the crucial issues affecting the structural safety of propeller vehicles is the propeller tonal excitation and related vibrations. Propeller rotation during flight generates vibrating sources depending upon its rotational angular velocity, number of blades, power at shaft generating aircraft thrust, and blade geometry. Generally, the higher energy levels generated are confined to 1st blade passing frequency (BPF) and its harmonics, while additional broadband components, mainly linked with the blade shape, the developed engine power, and the turbulent boundary layer (TBL), also contribute to the excitation levels. The vibrations problem takes on particular relevance in the case of composite structures. The laminates in fact could exert damping levels generally lower than metallic structures, where the greater amount of bolted joints allow for dissipating more vibration energy. The prediction and reduction of aircraft vibration levels are therefore significant considerations for conventional propeller aircrafts now entering the commercial market as well as for models currently being developed. In the Clean Sky 2 framework, the present study focuses on a practical case inherent to the AIRBUS-Racer program aiming to design and develop a multi-tasking fast rotorcraft. This paper defines a finite elements (FE)-based procedure for the characterization of the vibration levels of a main landing gear (MLG) composite door with respect to the expected operating tonal loads. A parametric assessment was carried out to evaluate the principal modal parameters (transfer functions and respective resonance frequencies, mode shapes, and damping coefficients) of the landing gear-door assembly in order to achieve reduced vibration levels. Based on the FE analysis results, the influence of the extra-damping, location, and number of ballast elements, the boundary conditions were investigated with respect to failure scenarios of the kinematic line opening the study towards aeroelastic evaluations. Further experimental ground test results serve as a validation database for the prediction numerical methods representative of the composite door dynamic response.

scholarly journals Crosswind Effects on Interaction Performance of High-speed Railway Pantograph-catenary System: A Case Study in Chengdu-Chongqing Passenger Special Railway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Song ◽  
Fuchuan Duan ◽  
Shibin Gao ◽  
Fanping Wu ◽  
Zhigang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Aerodynamic Force ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Mass Model ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Drag Forces ◽  
Operational Safety ◽  
Catenary System

Abstract As a common disturbance to the railway pantograph-catenary system, the crosswind may deteriorate the current collection quality and threat operational safety. The main topic of this paper is to study the effect of crosswind on the interaction performance of pantograph-catenary considering the aerodynamic forces acting on both the pantograph and catenary. The pantograph-catenary system of the Chengdu-Chongqing passenger special railway is adopted as the analysis object. The absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) is employed to build the catenary model, of which the numerical accuracy is validated via the comparison with the field measurement data collected from an inspection vehicle operating at 378 km/h. A special spatial grid is defined for the pantograph-catenary system to generate the stochastic wind field based on the empirical spectrum. According to the quasi-steady theory, the wind load acting on the catenary is derived. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is employed to calculate the lift and drag forces acting on each component of the pantograph, which are used to derive the equivalent aerodynamic force that can be applied in the lumped-mass model. The simulation results indicate that the pantograph-catenary system of Chengdu-Chongqing passenger special railway has an acceptable performance with a crosswind speed of 20 m/s. But when the crosswind increases up to 30 m/s, some contact force statistics exceed the safety threshold with a turbulence intensity of more than 17%. Through the analysis of the operational safety, it is found that the contact wire always works within the safety range of the pantograph head with a crosswind speed of 30 m/s. But some safety issues can be seen from the maximum uplift of the pantograph head with a turbulence intensity of more than 21%.

Ball bearing turbocharger vibration management: application on high speed balancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 619
Author(s):  
Kostandin Gjika ◽  
Antoine Costeux ◽  
Gerry LaRue ◽  
John Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Ball Bearing ◽  
Squeeze Film ◽  
Design And Technology ◽  
Squeeze Film Damper ◽  
Damping Coefficients ◽  
Bearing Loads ◽  
Stiffness And Damping

Today's modern internal combustion engines are increasingly focused on downsizing, high fuel efficiency and low emissions, which requires appropriate design and technology of turbocharger bearing systems. Automotive turbochargers operate faster and with strong engine excitation; vibration management is becoming a challenge and manufacturers are increasingly focusing on the design of low vibration and high-performance balancing technology. This paper discusses the synchronous vibration management of the ball bearing cartridge turbocharger on high-speed balancer and it is a continuation of papers [1–3]. In a first step, the synchronous rotordynamics behavior is identified. A prediction code is developed to calculate the static and dynamic performance of “ball bearing cartridge-squeeze film damper”. The dynamic behavior of balls is modeled by a spring with stiffness calculated from Tedric Harris formulas and the damping is considered null. The squeeze film damper model is derived from the Osborne Reynolds equation for incompressible and synchronous fluid loading; the stiffness and damping coefficients are calculated assuming that the bearing is infinitely short, and the oil film pressure is modeled as a cavitated π film model. The stiffness and damping coefficients are integrated on a rotordynamics code and the bearing loads are calculated by converging with the bearing eccentricity ratio. In a second step, a finite element structural dynamics model is built for the system “turbocharger housing-high speed balancer fixture” and validated by experimental frequency response functions. In the last step, the rotating dynamic bearing loads on the squeeze film damper are coupled with transfer functions and the vibration on the housings is predicted. The vibration response under single and multi-plane unbalances correlates very well with test data from turbocharger unbalance masters. The prediction model allows a thorough understanding of ball bearing turbocharger vibration on a high speed balancer, thus optimizing the dynamic behavior of the “turbocharger-high speed balancer” structural system for better rotordynamics performance identification and selection of the appropriate balancing process at the development stage of the turbocharger.

Dynamic Damping and Stiffness Characteristics of the Rolling Tire

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Jianmin ◽  
R. Gall ◽  
W. Zuomin
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Variable Parameter ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Vertical Load ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Inflation Pressure ◽  
Vehicle Simulation ◽  
Dynamic Damping ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Stiffness Characteristics

Abstract A variable parameter model to study dynamic tire responses is presented. A modified device to measure terrain roughness is used to measure dynamic damping and stiffness characteristics of rolling tires. The device was used to examine the dynamic behavior of a tire in the speed range from 0 to 10 km/h. The inflation pressure during the tests was adjusted to 160, 240, and 320 kPa. The vertical load was 5.2 kN. The results indicate that the damping and stiffness decrease with velocity. Regression formulas for the non-linear experimental damping and stiffness are obtained. These results can be used as input parameters for vehicle simulation to evaluate the vehicle's driving and comfort performance in the medium-low frequency range (0–100 Hz). This way it can be important for tire design and the forecasting of the dynamic behavior of tires.

Dynamic analysis of a helical gear reduction by experimental and numerical methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Chao Liu ◽  
Zongde Fang ◽  
Fang Guo ◽  
Long Xiang ◽  
Yabin Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Helical Gear ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Lumped Mass ◽  
Gear Mesh

Presented in this study is investigation of dynamic behavior of a helical gear reduction by experimental and numerical methods. A closed-loop test rig is designed to measure vibrations of the example system, and the basic principle as well as relevant signal processing method is introduced. A hybrid user-defined element model is established to predict relative vibration acceleration at the gear mesh in a direction normal to contact surfaces. The other two numerical models are also constructed by lumped mass method and contact FEM to compare with the previous model in terms of dynamic responses of the system. First, the experiment data demonstrate that the loaded transmission error calculated by LTCA method is generally acceptable and that the assumption ignoring the tooth backlash is valid under the conditions of large loads. Second, under the common operating conditions, the system vibrations obtained by the experimental and numerical methods primarily occur at the first fourth-order meshing frequencies and that the maximum vibration amplitude, for each method, appears on the fourth-order meshing frequency. Moreover, root-mean-square (RMS) value of the acceleration increases with the increasing loads. Finally, according to the comparison of the simulation results, the variation tendencies of the RMS value along with input rotational speed agree well and that the frequencies where the resonances occur keep coincident generally. With summaries of merit and demerit, application of each numerical method is suggested for dynamic analysis of cylindrical gear system, which aids designers for desirable dynamic behavior of the system and better solutions to engineering problems.

scholarly journals A new evaluation and prediction model of sound quality of high-speed permanent magnet motor based on genetic algorithm-radial basis function artificial neural network

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 003685042110311
Author(s):  
Kai Hu ◽  
Guangming Zhang ◽  
Wenyi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Basis Function ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Sound Quality ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Permanent Magnet Motor ◽  
Predicted Model

Sound quality (SQ) has become an important index to measure the competitiveness of motor products. To better evaluate and optimize SQ, a novelty SQ evaluation and prediction model of high-speed permanent magnet motor (HSPMM) with better accuracy is presented in this research. Six psychoacoustic parameters of A-weighted sound pressure level (ASPL), loudness, sharpness, roughness, fluctuation strength (FS), and perferred-frequency speech interference (PSIL) were adopted to objectively evaluate the SQ of HSPMM under multiple operating conditions and subjective evaluation was also conducted by the combination of semantic subdivision method and grade scoring method. The evaluation results show that the SQ is poor, which will have a certain impact on human psychology and physiology. The correlation between the objective evaluation parameters and the subjective scores is analyzed by coupling the subjective and objective evaluation results. The average error of multiple linear regression (MLR) model is 7.10%. It has good accuracy, but poor stability. In order to improve prediction accuracy, a new predicted model of radial basis function (RBF) artificial neural network was put forward based on genetic algorithm (GA) optimization. Compared with MLR, its average error rate is reduced by 3.16% and the standard deviation is reduced by 1.841. In addition, the weight of each objective parameter was analyzed. The new predicted model has a better accuracy. It can evaluate and optimize the SQ exactly. The research methods and conclusions of this paper can be extended to the evaluation, prediction, and optimization of SQ of other motors.

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