Balance Of Reciprocating Masses          . 
          
Balance of Reciprocating Masses
 
Description of Balance of Reciprocating Masses
 
	- A bench- mounting  model
	four-cylinder engine that shows primary and secondary forces and 
	moments in reciprocating masses and how to balance them. This product is
	an excellent follow-on from the Static and Dynamic Balancing equipment.
 
	- A
	robust support pillar fixes to a suitable table or bench(not supplied) 
	with a low natural frequency. The pillar holds a cantilever that holds a
	model four-cylinder engine.
 
	- The
	model engine has a crankshaft, connecting rods, bushes , pistons and a 
	cylinder block. A separate Control and Instrumentation Unit (included) 
	controls a motor that turns the engine crankshaft.  
 
 
 
Experiments of Balance of Reciprocating Masses
 
	- Primary and  secondary forces and moments in popular engine configurations - one, two and four cylinder. 
 
	- Primary and  secondary forces and moments for different crank settings.
 
	- The effect of adding additional mass to one or more pistons for any chosen crank setting. 
 
	- Comparing calculated forces and moments with actual results. 
 
 
 
Technical Operating Conditions
 
	- Operating environment: Laboratory
 
	- Storage temperature range: –25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
 
	- Operating temperature range: +5°C to +40°C
 
	- Operating relative humidity range: 80% at temperatures < 31°C decreasing linearly to 50% at 40°C