On gear modelling in multistage rotary vane engines

Librovich, Bronislav and Tucker, Robin and Wang, Charles (2004) On gear modelling in multistage rotary vane engines. Meccanica, 39 (1). pp. 47-61. ISSN 0025-6455

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Abstract

A discussion of the dynamics of a multistage rotary vane engine is given in terms of a simplified model for combustion driving torques, power dissipation, and torque transmission. Torque transmission is effected by conjugate gear pairs attached to each unit of the engine. An argument for the design of such pairs is presented so that unwanted torque fluctuations in a flywheel attached to a member of the pair can be significantly attenuated. It is suggested that a variant of simple Cosserat dynamics offers a useful modelling tool for discussing the complex interaction between interacting gear teeth. A quasi-stationary analysis is used to place bounds of a particular choice of conjugate gear coupling in the presence of such interactions. It is concluded that a multistage rotary vane engine with at least two units can be usefully coupled to a single flywheel via a well-defined conjugate gear system that attenuates unwanted torque fluctuations over a broad range of rotary speeds.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Meccanica
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? mechanics of materialsmechanical engineeringcondensed matter physics ??
ID Code:
75213
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Deposited On:
12 Aug 2015 11:14
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Yes
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Published
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