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Ducati 999 Crankcase Strength Increase by Changing the Main Bearing Type
Technical Paper
2005-01-0882
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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In all Ducati L-twins the crankshaft supports are rolling bearings. Due to the higher performance, compactness and lightness, the service life of the crankcase is becoming shorter and in future can become critical in the Ducati 999, the most powerful engine of the Borgo Panigale company. The engine block sidewalls must be strengthened in order to improve the reliability of the component. This can be done by reducing the size of the main bearing housings by the adoption of the plain bearings which have smaller radial dimensions. The stress field of the Ducati 999 crankcase in the two different configurations is calculated by means of the finite element method, applying the engine load in the critical conditions.
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Cassani, S. and Di Piazza, S., "Ducati 999 Crankcase Strength Increase by Changing the Main Bearing Type," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-0882, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-0882.Also In
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