The crankshaft converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotational motion of the propeller shaft. It must resist bending stresses caused by connecting rod thrust when the piston is at top dead center. Maximum gas pressure acts on the crankpin and tries to bend the shaft between bearings. The crankshaft also withstands torsional forces from speed changes. Medium speed engines typically have solid forged crankshafts while slow speed engines use semi-built designs with crankpins and webs forged together and shrunk onto journals. Crankshafts are made from carbon or alloy steel containing nickel, chromium, and molybdenum for strength and fatigue resistance. The firing order is set to obtain
The crankshaft converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotational motion of the propeller shaft. It must resist bending stresses caused by connecting rod thrust when the piston is at top dead center. Maximum gas pressure acts on the crankpin and tries to bend the shaft between bearings. The crankshaft also withstands torsional forces from speed changes. Medium speed engines typically have solid forged crankshafts while slow speed engines use semi-built designs with crankpins and webs forged together and shrunk onto journals. Crankshafts are made from carbon or alloy steel containing nickel, chromium, and molybdenum for strength and fatigue resistance. The firing order is set to obtain
The crankshaft converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotational motion of the propeller shaft. It must resist bending stresses caused by connecting rod thrust when the piston is at top dead center. Maximum gas pressure acts on the crankpin and tries to bend the shaft between bearings. The crankshaft also withstands torsional forces from speed changes. Medium speed engines typically have solid forged crankshafts while slow speed engines use semi-built designs with crankpins and webs forged together and shrunk onto journals. Crankshafts are made from carbon or alloy steel containing nickel, chromium, and molybdenum for strength and fatigue resistance. The firing order is set to obtain
Marine Engineers 2, Pomorski fakultet, Rijeka 2009. LUZER, J., SPINI, A., Gramatika vjebenica engleskog jezika za pomorce, Pomorski fakultet, Rijeka 2003. Tomislav Skrai, MA Undergraduate English Course for MARINE ENGINEERS 3rd Semester Lesson 2 Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment KEY WORDS
crankshaft (n.) - koljenasto vratilo / osovina, radilica main bearing - glavni / temeljni leaj shaft alignment - centriranje osovine reciprocating motion - stapno gibanje at a top center - u gornjoj mrtvoj toki bending stress - naprezanje zbog savijanja connecting rod thrust - potisak ojnice crankpin (n.) - oslonac koljena, osovina leteeg leaja adjacent bearing - pokrajnji leaj, "odrivni" leaj, "thrust" bearing torsional forces - torzijske / zaokretne sile semi-built design - izraen od vie dijelova crank web (n.) - 'pruti' za uravnoteenje forge (v.) - kovati solid-forged - izraen u jednom dijelu cast (v.) - lijevati Lesson 2 Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment KEY WORDS
shrink on to (v.) - navui u toplom stanju crank journal - oslonac temeljnog leaja journal (n.) - blazinica, leajna aa (materijal koji se troi) journal bearing - letei leaj carbon steel - ugljini elik (FeC) alloy steel - legura elika nickel - nikal chromium - krom molybdenum - molibden (Mo) crank (n.) - koljeno vratila multi-throw shaft - osovina s vie koljena, viecilindarska koljenasta osovina firing order - redoslijed paljenja torque (n.) - zakretni moment torque wrench - moment-klju load (n.) - optereenje exhaust arrangement - ispuni sustav / raspored ispuha Lesson 2 Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment KEY WORDS
misalignment (n.) - loe centriranje, nepoklapanje osi bearing shell - blaznica temeljnog leaja / kouljica leaja lining (n.) - obloga, sloj copper-lead - bakar-olovo aluminium-tin alloy - legura aluminija i kositra flash (n.) - sloj obloge lead (n.) - olovo indium - indij seating (n.) - sjedite, postolje transverse sadles - popreni nosai thrust bolts - vijci temeljnog leaja preoptereeni na tlak shim (n.) - podlona ploica bearing play - zranost leaja pressure lubricated - tlano podmazivane tie rod - kotveni vijak tensioned - stegnut Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment DEFINITION OF A CRANKSHAFT The crankshaft converts reciprocating motion in the cylinder into rotary motion of the propeller shaft.
PARTS The crankshaft is made up of throws and journals. A throw consists a pin (secured or attached to big / bottom end bearings) and two webs or cranks. Journals rest or lie in the main bearings.
STRESSES (fluctuating) Bending (when the piston is at TDC); Sheer stress (in operation); Torsion (due to speed change) Crankshaft MANUFACTURING Solid forged built in a single piece (small-slow speed engines) Semi-built design (large medium-speed engines). Crankpins & webs are forged or cast in one piece and shrunk on to the journals. Fully-built (cast in single piece webs are shrunk on to the crankpins and journals). Crankshaft MATERIALS
Carbon steel Alloy of nickel, chromium & molibdenum Specialy alloyed grey cast steel The crankshaft, which converts the reciprocating motion of the piston to rotating motion, must resist the bending stresses caused by the connecting rod thrust when the piston is at the top dead centre. Then the maximum gas pressure acts straight down on the crankpin and tends to bend the shaft between the adjacent bearings. The crankshaft must also withstand the torsional forces produced by the change of speed. Exercise 1 - Read the following text: The crankshaft converts ... ... to .... .... It must resist the bending stresses caused by the connecting rod thrust when ... ... . Then the maximum gas pressure acts straight down on the crankpin and tends to ... .... The crankshaft must also withstand the ... .... Exercise 1 Complete the sentences: Medium speed engines have crankshaft usually solid forged, i.e. made from a single piece, while slow speed engine crankshafts are mostly of semi-built design with crankpins and webs forged or cast in one piece and shrunk on to the journals. The type of steel used, which is carbon or alloy steel containing nickel, chromium and molybdenum, is chosen for its strength, resistance to fatigue and hardness of bearing surface.
Exercise 2 Read the text: Medium speed engines have crankshaft usually solid forged, i.e. made ... ... Slow speed engine crankshafts are mostly of semi-built design with ... ... They are ... or ... in one piece and ... on to the journals. The type of steel used for crakshafts is ... ... It contains nickel, ... and must be resistant to ... Exercise 2 Complete the sentences: The cranks of a multi-throw shaft are set at appropriate angles giving a firing order for the engine. The firing order is chosen primarily to obtain a smooth torque and the best mechanical balance. However, main bearings loads, exhaust arrangements suitable for turbocharging and torsional vibration may also be taken into account. Although the crankshaft appears to be robust, they rely on the main bearings to develop their full strength. Exercise 3 Read the text: cranks of a multi-throw shaft are set at appropriate angles giving ... ... The firing order is chosen primarily to obtain ... ... and ... ... However, we must also take ito account: ... loads, exhaust arrangements suitable for ... and ... ... Crankshaft rely on the ... ... to develop their full strength. Exercise 3 Complete the sentences: 1. State the function of the crankshaft. 2. What forces is a crankshaft subjected to? 3. What kind of crankshafts are used in: a) Medium speed diesel 4. Slow speed diesel 5. 4. What does the choice of steel type for crankshaft depend on? 6. What is the firing order? 7. What else is taken into consideration in designing a crankshaft? Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment Questions & Discussion