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An Investigation On The Dynamic Behavior Of An Overhead Valve Actuating Mechanism, Michael Noonan
An Investigation On The Dynamic Behavior Of An Overhead Valve Actuating Mechanism, Michael Noonan
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This project involves the measurement and simulation of the dynamic performance of a pushrod valvetrain, in particular that of the outer valve spring. The engine was donated by S&S Cycle Wisconsin. A motoring test rig was constructed to obtain high speed camera footage of the spring coils motion. Individual static spring coil displacement measurements were taken, and their stiffness studied. Spring and pushrod natural resonant frequencies were measured. All data acquisition and analysis was carried out with Labview programs written during the project. Programs were written to model individual static coil stiffness using the close coil, open coil, and theories …