Effect of Valve-Cam Ramps on Valve Train Dynamics
1999-01-0801
03/01/1999
- Event
- Content
- Testing of an OHC valve train with hydraulic lash adjuster in which the valve displacements, velocities and accelerations were measured and analyzed in both time and frequency domains, coupled with analysis of the frequency content of the valve acceleration function and its ramps, show that traditional designs of the opening and closing ramps used on some IC engine valve cams can exacerbate vibration in the follower system causing higher levels of spring surge and noise. Suggestions are made for improvement to the design of the beginning and ending transitions of valve motion which can potentially reduce dynamic oscillation and vibration in the follower train.
- Pages
- 10
- Citation
- Norton, R., Eovaldi, D., Westbrook, J., and Stene, R., "Effect of Valve-Cam Ramps on Valve Train Dynamics," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0801, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-0801.