X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3749359 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:57:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN2-34a54c19f223; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:15 -0400 Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.d6a.47c5dfa6 (37139) for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:56:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com [205.188.249.153]) by cia-ma03.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMA031-5c394a54c19832f; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:11 -0400 Received: from webmail-mx06 (webmail-mx06.sim.aol.com [64.12.137.16]) by smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com (v124.15) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDB027-5c394a54c19832f; Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:08 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: INJECTION OIL IN FUEL Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:08 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 64.12.78.137 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: wrjjrs@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CBCDFBBE0F0FA2_13B4_408_webmail-mx06.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 43735-STANDARD Received: from 66.253.96.220 by webmail-mx06.sysops.aol.com (64.12.137.16) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:08 -0400 Message-Id: <8CBCDFBBDE1C2CE-13B4-1EC@webmail-mx06.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO ----------MB_8CBCDFBBE0F0FA2_13B4_408_webmail-mx06.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bernie, You are precisely correct. Most of the cog belt systems are put together with no dampening device whatsoever. These systems were usually never checked for torsional vibration at all. Most of the time the builders were just lucky enough that the vibration period was outside the normal operational range.?Having read the article you can see that even experts have?often overlooked these checks. Now dual-mass flywheels are also available to help get the vibration out of the normal operational range.? Bill Jepson? -----Original Message----- From: Berniehb7448@wmconnect.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 7:31 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: INJECTION OIL IN FUEL This is excellent reading, Bill! ?Maybe this should have its own heading, like "Cog Belt PSRUs". I've been collecting pictures and descriptions of cog belt PSRUs just for my own information, looking at different examples. Plus looking at other types of PSRUs, this is the way I started to understand that COG BELTS CANNOT BE USED TO ISOLATE TORTIONAL VIBRATION. One thing that bothered me - unless most of the anti-vibration couplers were very cleverly hidden, I did not see any at all, because the input cog pulleys all looked like they were mounted directly onto the flywheel. How come? Unless I'm really, REALLY missing something. What say you? Bernie. ----------MB_8CBCDFBBE0F0FA2_13B4_408_webmail-mx06.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Bernie,
You are precisely correct. Most of the cog belt systems are put together with no dampening device whatsoever. These systems were usually never checked for torsional vibration at all. Most of the time the builders were just lucky enough that the vibration period was outside the normal operational range. Having read the article you can see that even experts have often overlooked these checks. Now dual-mass flywheels are also available to help get the vibration out of the normal operational range. 

Bill Jepson 


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From: Berniehb7448@wmconnect.com
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 7:31 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: INJECTION OIL IN FUEL

This is excellent reading, Bill!  Maybe this should have its own heading, like "Cog Belt PSRUs".

I've been collecting pictures and descriptions of cog belt PSRUs just for my own information, looking at different examples. Plus looking at other types of PSRUs, this is the way I started to understand that COG BELTS CANNOT BE USED TO ISOLATE TORTIONAL VIBRATION. One thing that bothered me - unless most of the anti-vibration couplers were very cleverly hidden, I did not see any at all, because the input cog pulleys all looked like they were mounted directly onto the flywheel. How come? Unless I'm really, REALLY missing something. What say you?
Bernie.
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