| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K64037/01 |
| Title: |
COUNTERBALANCING SPEED REDUCER FOR ROTARY AERO ENGINES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Walton, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
ROPA |
| Starts: |
01 July 1995 |
Ends: |
30 June 1997 |
Value (£): |
65,729
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Energy |
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Wankel rotary engines for light aircraft propulsion are high speed powerplants requiring a speed reducer to drive the propeller. The inertia of the propeller and engine masses create torsional vibrations so the reducer has to provide vibration absorption. This application will provide a novel speed reducer which will use eccentrically mounted gears operating as a planetary system to balance the planetary action of the Wankel rotor.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |