This led to the even, buzzing exhaust note of the Deltic, with a charge ignition every 20 degrees of crankshaft revolution, and a lack of torsional vibration, ideal for use in mine-hunting vessels.
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In contrast, inline six engines have no primary or ( significant ) secondary imbalances, and with carefully designed crankshaft vibration dampers to absorb torsional vibration, will run more smoothly at the same crankshaft speed ( rpm ).
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The mass usually has opposing pairs of radial'arms'sticking out horizontally, threaded with small weights that can be screwed in or out to adjust the moment of inertia to'tune'the torsional vibration period.
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The central power-take-off system using the parallel shaft was intended to reduce torsional vibration of the long crankshaft, but destructive vibration appeared no matter what was changed in firing order, crank counter-weight configuration or crankshaft weight distribution.
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If torsional vibration is not controlled in a crankshaft it can cause failure of the crankshaft or any accessories that are being driven by the crankshaft ( typically at the front of the engine; the inertia of the flywheel normally reduces the motion at the rear of the engine ).
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He invented ( or was the first to use ) detachable wire wheels, bearings that were pressure-fed with oil, stamped steel pistons, piston rings, hollow connecting rods, the torsional vibration damper for 6-cylinder engines, and the harmonic balancer for 4-cylinder designs.
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In the summer of 1913, Electric Boat's chief naval architect, former naval constructor " AA-3 " ( later " T-3 " ) all made their design speed of, insoluble torsional vibration problems with their tandem engines made them very troublesome ships.
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This large amount of lost motion added to the torsional windup of the gear train, when a tooth enters the cut and relaxes when it exits, induces torsional vibration and must be reduced to a minimum by using anti-backlash mechanisms or by grinding the gear sets to an absolute minimum play.
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Despite the shortcomings of length, weight, bearing friction, and torsional vibrations that led to the straight-8's post-war demise, the straight-8 was the performance engine design of choice from the late 1920s to the late 1940s, and continued to excel in motorsport until the mid-1950s.
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Torsional vibration is a concern in the crankshafts of internal combustion engines because it could break the crankshaft itself; shear-off the flywheel; or cause driven belts, gears and attached components to fail, especially when the frequency of the vibration matches the torsional resonant frequency of the crankshaft . Causes of the torsional vibration are attributed to several factors.
