Masters Theses
Abstract
"A new approach to the problem of flywheel design has been developed, thus eliminating some of the problems of conventional design. The term flywheel design, in this thesis, refers to the determination of the flywheel inertia (mass moment of inertia) only. Two versatile computer programs were set up to obtain the flywheel inertia and the turning moment diagram for a large variety of internal combustion engines, and use was made of these programs to optimize the inertia of the flywheel with respect to speed. As an illustration the data of a 1960 Corvair engine were selected, and the results obtained from the computer programs agreed well with the ones used in practice"--Abstract, pagef ii.
Advisor(s)
Spencer, Kenneth E.
Committee Member(s)
Edwards, Charles L., 1934-
Kerr, Richard H., 1907-1980
Basye, C. B.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri at Rolla
Publication Date
1965
Pagination
vii, 56 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 49).
Rights
© 1965 Dady Jal Patel, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Flywheels -- Design and constructionMoments of inertiaInternal combustion engines
Thesis Number
T 1830
Print OCLC #
5972166
Electronic OCLC #
904285665
Recommended Citation
Patel, Dady Jal, "Optimization of flywheel design for internal combustion engines" (1965). Masters Theses. 5715.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5715