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The dynamic behaviors of power-plant have much effect on interior noises and vibrations of passenger cars, especially, in the frequency range below 1000 Hz. So it is very important to estimate the vibrations of power-plant at the design stage. To predict the dynamic behaviors of power-plant including the rotating elastic crankshaft system, the time domain dynamic simulation methods have been applied, however such analyses require much time and resource of computer. In this report, the exciting forces to the cylinder block are derived in the frequency domain from both the dynamic stiffness of bearing oil films and the dynamic displacements of crankshaft journals, so that the computation time is reduced considerably. To estimate the displacements of the crankshaft journals, the vibrations of an engine crankshaft system including crank journal oil films under firing conditions are calculated using the dynamic stiffness matrix method in the frequency domain.

A newly developed OHC (Over-Head Camshaft) prototype of a six-cylinder in-line diesel engine (with bore size: 114mm, stroke size: 130mm) was studied, comparing with the previous version of OHV (Over-Head Valve) type engine (with bore size: 110mm, stroke size: 130mm). It was found that the new type of cylinder block (with 130.8 kg of mass) has significantly lower natural frequencies than those for the previous type of cylinder block (with 133.2 kg of mass). Furthermore, slightly more predominant engine noise and vibration were induced in the new engine. The vibration behavior and the excitation force transmission characteristics were investigated by EMA (Experimental Modal Analysis). We performed a series of impact tests for (1) free-free cylinder block, (2) free-free crankshaft substructure with torsional damper and flywheel attached, and (3) the case where (1) and (2) are assembled together.

A series of NVH experiments were performed for a set of single cylinder engine models made of aluminum, consisting of a cylinder head, a cylinder block and a bed-plate. Each has the same outer size of 150mm × 150mm; the different heights are 100mm, 200mm and 80mm respectively. Those dimensions were determined following the dimensions for a diesel engine in lightweight commercial vehicle with the bore size of 100mm and the crankshaft main bearing diameter of 60mm. We chose 112 of measuring points on the structure surfaces and performed a series of impact tests, for the following cases: (a) When the cylinder head and the bed-plate were fastened to the cylinder block by two sets of four ISO M10 tap-bolts, each with the lengths ℓ1 =117mm and ℓ2 =97mm. (b) When the cylinder head and the bed-plate were fastened to the cylinder block together by a set of four ISO M10 through-bolts of grip length ℓ3 =380mm.

This paper describes the investigation of the mechanisms of engine front noise generation and the corresponding countermeasures employed in the development of Hino's medium duty diesel engine. The engine front noise, which had a noise peak in the 630 Hz 1/3 octave band, was investigated by experiment and it was concluded that there were two mechanisms as follows: 1) Combustion pressure excites the crankshaft. Noise is generated by the crankshaft pulley which vibrates with the crankshaft system mode shapes. 2) The cavity between the torsional damper and the timing gear case resonates as a result of the vibration of the torsional damper. Noise caused by the acoustic resonance is emitted to the front of the engine. Using both experimental and analytical methods, crankshaft vibration and acoustic resonance were reduced, thus yielding a substantial noise reduction.

A series of NVH experiments were performed for a set of single cylinder engine models made of aluminum, with bore sizes of 100mm. Each engine model consists of a cylinder head, a cylinder block and a bedplate. Each has the same size of 150mm × 150mm, with different heights of 100mm, 200mm and 80mm, respectively. By choosing 112 measuring points on the structure surfaces, we performed a series of impact tests for the following cases, (a) The cylinder head and the bedplate were fastened to the cylinder block by two sets of ISO M10 Tap-bolts, each with the lengths l1=117mm and l2=97mm. (b) The cylinder head and the bedplate were fastened to the cylinder block together by a set of ISO M10 Through-bolts of grip length l3=380mm.

The coupling behavior of the torsional, bending, and longitudinal vibrations in the crankshaft is described. The incidental excitation forces under crankshaft torsional vibration due to reciprocating and rotating masses are derived theoretically. Experiments on the coupling behavior of the crankshaft vibrations and the excitation behavior in the engine structure were performed in a four-cylinder automotive engine; their results are discussed.