Dynamic Analysis of the Crank Train in a Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Using a Lumped Parameter Method

The kinematic and dynamic behaviors of the crank train in a single cylinder diesel engine are analyzed in the paper. The crank train mechanism consists of four parts: a crank without counterweight, a connecting rod, a piston associated with a cylinder and two stops at both ends of a stroke. The dynamic model is developed using a lumped parameter method. The inertia of mass or moment are considered by an equivalent treatment in the centers of the piston pin, the crank pin, the main journal, respectively. The longitudinal deformations of the connecting rod are simulated by spring-damping elements, as well as the angular and bending deformations of the crank. As a result, it was possible to predict the effects of the component inertia of mass or moment and stiffness on the internal force and rotating speed of the crank under the cylinder pressure.